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The challenge: fracture treatment in osteoporotic bone

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Schneider, E., Goldhahn, J. & Burckhardt, P. The challenge: fracture treatment in osteoporotic bone. Osteoporos Int 16 (Suppl 2), S1–S2 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-004-1766-3

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