[Chronic dislocation of the elbow in children: report of 20 cases].

Pan Afr Med J

Service d'Orthopédie Pédiatrique, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdullah, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.

Published: August 2015

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