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May 1939, Vol 38, No. 5 >
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SIXTY-EIGHTH REPORT OF PROGRESS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

JOHN G. KUHNS, M.D.; SUMNER M. ROBERTS, M.D.; WILLIAM A. ELLISTON, M.D., F.R.C.S.; FREDERIC W. ILFELD, M.D.; GEORGE G. BAILEY, M.D.; JOSEPH A. FREIBERG, M.D.; JOSEPH E. MILGRAM, M.D.
Arch Surg. 1939;38(5):964-978. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1939.01200110170014.
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