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Operative Treatment of Elbow Injuries

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  1. The Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation, 6262 Veterans Parkway, P.O. Box 9517, Columbus, GA, 31909, USA

    Champ L. Baker Jr. M.D.

  2. Plancher Orthopaedic Associates, 111 East 88th Street, Suite 1A, New York, NY, 10128, USA

    Kevin D. Plancher M.D.

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Augustine, S.J., McCluskey, G.M., Miranda-Torres, L. (2002). Little League Elbow. In: Baker, C.L., Plancher, K.D. (eds) Operative Treatment of Elbow Injuries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21533-6_5

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