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Case Reports

Spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis brevis tendon in a baseball pitcher: A case report

Takuya Fujimoto Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Yoshihiro Tanase Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Hyogo Prefectural Hospital, Kobe, Japan
,
Takashi Oribe Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinko Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan
&
Yasushi Watanabe Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Hyogo Prefectural Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Pages 189-192 | Received 21 Apr 2009, Published online: 15 Sep 2009

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