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Current Issue - July 2026, Volume 20, Issue No. 2

Official Journal of Malaysian Orthopaedic Association and ASEAN Orthopaedic Association

Retained Drain Tube Entangled with the Cross-link Removed via Minimally Invasive Tubular Microscopic Technique: A Case Report

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