Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 185-190 , 2006

Tibio-talo-calaneal arthrodesis by retrograde intramedullary nail and bone grafting

Received 6 June 2005 ,Revised 23 January 2006 ,Accepted 21 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2006.03.009

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 185-190 , 2006

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