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Official Journal of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association

Triple Arthrodesis with Concomitant Tendo-Achilles Lengthening in Stage III Adult Acquired Flatfoot – A Retrospective Study of Prospectively Collected Clinical and Radiological Outcomes at Two Years

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