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A case of bilateral Lisfranc fracture—dislocations in a patient following polytrauma
  1. M D Carter,
  2. M J Wilby
  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5PD
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Carter (melaniecarter81{at}hotmail.com)

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.17.5.387

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