Clinical Biomechanics of the Locking Plate

Kwang-Hyun Lee

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Lee: Clinical Biomechanics of the Locking Plate

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Journal of the Korean Fracture Society 2008; 21(2): 186-188.

Published online: 30 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2008.21.2.186

Clinical Biomechanics of the Locking Plate

Kwang-Hyun Lee, M.D.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kwang-Hyun Lee, M.D. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, 17, Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-792, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2290-8482, Fax: 82-2-2299-3774, leegh@hanyang.ac.kr

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