Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2016; 29(06): VII-VIII
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-16-10-0134
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The interaction of working length and plate strain

Simon C. Roe
1   Deputy Editor-in-Chief Raleigh, NC, USA
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Publication Date:
19 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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