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Fracture Apparatus Design and Protocol Optimization for Closed-stabilized Fractures in Rodents
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Mineral parameters in early fracture repair

J M Lane, F Betts, A S Posner

    The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume
    |October 1, 1984
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