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Published in: International Orthopaedics 5/2013

01-05-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of distal tibial fracture using a posterolateral approach: a cadaveric study and preliminary report

Authors: Yashwant Singh Tanwar, Masood Habib, Atin Jaiswal, Satyaprakash Singh

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 5/2013

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We have read the article by Kritsaneephaiboon et al. [1] with great interest. We congratulate them for opening new horizons on the MIPO technique using the posterolateral approach; however, we have some reservations regarding it. …
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Title
Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of distal tibial fracture using a posterolateral approach: a cadaveric study and preliminary report
Authors
Yashwant Singh Tanwar
Masood Habib
Atin Jaiswal
Satyaprakash Singh
Publication date
01-05-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-013-1838-0

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