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Four-quadrant/column classification of tibial plateau fractures

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The study was supported by funding from Shanghai Municipal Science Committee of China (No. 17411971400).

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    Shi-Min Chang, Sun-Jun Hu, Shou-Chao Du, Zhuo Ma, Wen-Feng Xiong & Xi-Zhou Yao

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Chang, SM., Hu, SJ., Du, SC. et al. Four-quadrant/column classification of tibial plateau fractures. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 42, 725–727 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-017-3733-6

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