Injury
Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1292-1296 , December 2009

Mid-term results of internal fixation of proximal humeral fractures with the Philos plate

,Accepted 5 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.03.008

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Volume 40, Issue 12 , Pages 1292-1296 , December 2009

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