Antegrade Versus Retrograde Nailing in Humeral Shaft Fractures: A Prospective Study

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Journal J Clin Orthop Trauma

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2020 Jan 30

PMID 31992914

Citations 2

Authors

Gaurav Mahesh Sharma

Akshay Rakeshmohan Bhardwaj

Smit Shah

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