The Foot
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , March 2007

You, the great toe of this assembly?

  • A.R. Shah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 191 5656256x51236; fax: +44 191 5653973.
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  • S. Malik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Accident and Emergency, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, United Kingdom
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  • I. Talkhani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2006.09.004

The Foot
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 45-49 , March 2007

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