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Above- or below-elbow casts for distal third forearm fractures in children? An updated meta-analysis of the literature

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    Michel P. J. van den Bekerom, Roel H. Hendrickx & Peter A. Struijs

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van den Bekerom, M.P.J., Hendrickx, R.H. & Struijs, P.A. Above- or below-elbow casts for distal third forearm fractures in children? An updated meta-analysis of the literature. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 132, 1819–1820 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-012-1603-7

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