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Costa ML, Achten J, Hennings S, et al. Intramedullary nail fixation versus locking plate fixation for adults with a fracture of the distal tibia: the UK FixDT RCT. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2018 May. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 22.25.)

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Intramedullary nail fixation versus locking plate fixation for adults with a fracture of the distal tibia: the UK FixDT RCT.

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