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Case Report

Spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon in a lacrosse player

Jane-Frances Arumaa Department of Orthopaedics, Penn State College of Medicine, State College, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul Herickhoffa Department of Orthopaedics, Penn State College of Medicine, State College, PA, USAView further author information
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Kenneth Taylora Department of Orthopaedics, Penn State College of Medicine, State College, PA, USAView further author information
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Peter Seidenbergb Department of Family Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USAView further author information
Pages 553-556 | Received 10 Mar 2022, Accepted 20 Jun 2022, Published online: 30 Jun 2022

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