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Indian orthopaedics: the past, present, and future

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The editorial summarizes the Indian orthopaedic history in brief and provides an overview of the articles to be published in the Indian traumatology edition.

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  1. Rela Institute of Orthopedics, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, 7, CLC Works Road, Chromepet, Chennai, 600044, India

    Ashok S. Gavaskar

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Denver Health, Denver, CO, USA

    C. Mauffrey

  3. Sushrut Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, India

    S. Babhulkar

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Gavaskar, A.S., Mauffrey, C. & Babhulkar, S. Indian orthopaedics: the past, present, and future. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 44, 605–608 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-020-04487-z

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