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Is there any difference in the management of extra-articular fractures of the distal tibia using Ilizarov external fixation versus plate osteosynthesis?

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  1. Department of Urology, The 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China

    Hongqing Zhao

  2. Department of Orthopedics, The 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

    Zhihong Li

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Zhao, H., Li, Z. Is there any difference in the management of extra-articular fractures of the distal tibia using Ilizarov external fixation versus plate osteosynthesis?. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 39, 603–604 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-015-2681-2

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