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Isolated anterior syndesmosis diastasis without fracture

K B Chan1, T H Lui

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. billzoefamily@yahoo.com.hk

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