Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 115-118 , April 2009

Stress Fractures of the Navicular

  • Michael J. Oddy, MA, MSc, MB, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
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  • Mark B. Davies, BM, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mark B. Davies, BM, FRCS (Tr and Orth), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, United Kingdom

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PII: S1060-1872(09)00058-6

doi: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.05.003

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 115-118 , April 2009

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