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November 2021, Volume 15, Issue No. 3

Official Journal of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association

Humeral Shaft Fracture Sustained During Arm Wrestling with Review of Factors Contributing to its Causation

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