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    2. Fernandez Dell'Oca AA. The principle of helical implants. Unusual ideas worth considering. Injury. 2002 Apr;33 Suppl 1:Sa1–27.
    3. Gautier E. Bridge plating. AO Dialogue. 2009(2):24–27.
    4. Gautier E, Pesantez R. Surgical reduction. In: Rüedi T, Buckley R, Moran C, eds. AO Principles of Fracture Management. 2nd ed. Stuttgart New York: Thieme; 2007:165–187.
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    6. Regazzoni P, Perren S, Fernández A. Fatigue resistance. ICUC One-Page Paper; April 2016. Available at: www.icuc.net/multimedia/#papers. Accessed May 2019.
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