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Review Article| Volume 53, ISSUE 4, P431-443, October 2022

A Review on Management of Insufficiency Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum

Published:September 13, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocl.2022.06.007

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