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Recent Trends in Treatment of Supracondylar Fracture of Distal Humerus in Children
Soon Chul Lee, M.D., Jong Sup Shim, M.D.
Journal of the Korean Fracture Society 2012;25(1):82-93.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2012.25.1.82
Published online: January 31, 2012

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Jong Sup Shim, M.D. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3410-2991, Fax: 82-2-2-3410-0061, jss3505@skku.edu

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