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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Volume 19, 1985 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Silicone Carpal Implants: Risk or Benefit?

Oddvar Eiken From the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: O. Eiken), the Department of Pathology (Head: N. H. Sternby) and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Head: T. Olin), Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Sweden
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Lars Ekerot From the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: O. Eiken), the Department of Pathology (Head: N. H. Sternby) and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Head: T. Olin), Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Sweden
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Clas Lindström From the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: O. Eiken), the Department of Pathology (Head: N. H. Sternby) and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Head: T. Olin), Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Sweden
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Kjell Jonsson From the Department of Hand Surgery (Head: O. Eiken), the Department of Pathology (Head: N. H. Sternby) and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (Head: T. Olin), Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Sweden
Pages 295-304 | Received 09 Jul 1985, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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