Injury
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Treatment of severe fractures of the calcaneus by reconstruction arthrodesis using the Vira® System: Prospective study of the first 37 cases with over 1 year follow-up

  • Felipe López-Oliva

      Affiliations

    • Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 91 640 88 99/62 758 66 16.
    • ,
  • Francisco Forriol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centro de Prevención y Rehabilitación, Fremap Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Tomás Sánchez-Lorente

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centro de Prevención y Rehabilitación, Fremap Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Yolanda Aldomar Sanz

      Affiliations

    • Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid, Spain

,Accepted 17 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.03.019

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