Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 74-77 , June 2010

Technical tips: Modified resection arthroplasty for correction of rheumatoid forefoot deformity

  • Tun Hing Lui, MBBS (HK), FRCS (Edin), FHKAM, FHKCOS

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Received 11 May 2009 ,Revised 25 May 2009 ,Accepted 26 May 2009.

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PII: S1268-7731(09)00067-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2009.05.009

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 74-77 , June 2010

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