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Research Article

Cellular and Molecular Factors in Flexor Tendon Repair and Adhesions: A Histological and Gene Expression Analysis

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Pages 218-226 | Received 16 Jul 2012, Accepted 14 Mar 2013, Published online: 15 Apr 2013

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