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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Implants: I. Roentgenographic Study on the Silastic® Finger Joint Implant, Swanson Design

Carl-GÖRan Hagert Department of Hand Surgery (Head: S. Edshage), subdivision of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery I (Head: A. Nachemson), Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Göteborg, the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: E. Boijsen), Malmö Allmänna sjukhus, Malmö, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Head: O. Perey), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: H. Idbohrn), Centrallasarettet, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Oddvar Eiken Department of Hand Surgery (Head: S. Edshage), subdivision of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery I (Head: A. Nachemson), Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Göteborg, the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: E. Boijsen), Malmö Allmänna sjukhus, Malmö, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Head: O. Perey), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: H. Idbohrn), Centrallasarettet, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Nils-Magnus Ohlsson Department of Hand Surgery (Head: S. Edshage), subdivision of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery I (Head: A. Nachemson), Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Göteborg, the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: E. Boijsen), Malmö Allmänna sjukhus, Malmö, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Head: O. Perey), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: H. Idbohrn), Centrallasarettet, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Wilhelm Aschan Department of Hand Surgery (Head: S. Edshage), subdivision of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery I (Head: A. Nachemson), Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Göteborg, the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: E. Boijsen), Malmö Allmänna sjukhus, Malmö, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Head: O. Perey), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: H. Idbohrn), Centrallasarettet, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Anders Movin Department of Hand Surgery (Head: S. Edshage), subdivision of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery I (Head: A. Nachemson), Sahlgrenska sjukhuset, Göteborg, the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: E. Boijsen), Malmö Allmänna sjukhus, Malmö, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Head: O. Perey), and the Department of Roentgenology (Head: H. Idbohrn), Centrallasarettet, Eskilstuna, Sweden
Pages 147-157 | Received 18 Dec 1974, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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