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Official Journal of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association

Evaluation of the Functional and Radiological Outcomes of Fixed Angle versus Variable Angle Volar Locking Compression Plates in Managing Intra-articular Fractures of Distal End Radius

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