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Rapid Communication| Volume 40, ISSUE 1, P97-98, January 1987

Is 40 years enough delay?

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      Abstract

      The case of a 40-year-old tube pedicle, raised in 1939 and subsequently lost to follow-up, is presented together with a description of its appearance and eventual modified use to accomplish its original purpose.

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