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Korrespondenzadresse

Prof. Dr. Frank Timo Beil

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Plastische Chirurgie

Robert-Koch-Straße 40

37075 Göttingen

frank-timo.beil@med.uni-goettingen.de