Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 157-160 , 2007

Varus deformity of the ankle in a pre-adolescent patient following an ankle fracture: Correction by using the tibia opening wedge osteotomy plate (Puddu Plate)

Received 10 January 2006 ,Revised 7 September 2006 ,Accepted 6 February 2007.

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PII: S1268-7731(07)00024-0

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.02.001

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 157-160 , 2007

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