The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 283-286 , August 2010

Management of displaced comminuted patellar fracture with titanium cable cerclage

Received 6 September 2009 ,Revised 25 January 2010 ,Accepted 10 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2010.02.005

The Knee
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