Temporomandibular Eklem Hastalıklarında Artrosentez Uygulaması

Görkem Tekin; Ozan Biçer

doi:10.37609/akya.3339

Yazarlar

Görkem Tekin

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6572-2675

Ozan Biçer

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5445-8293

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37609/akya.3339.c11665

Özet

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