Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 228-232 , December 2011

Tibio-talo-calcaneo fusion using a locked intramedullary compressive nail

Received 8 February 2010 ,Revised 31 May 2010 ,Accepted 3 August 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2010.08.002

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 228-232 , December 2011

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