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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 37, 2003 - Issue 6
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Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: practice in evolution

Fabrizio Schonauer Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3DZ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sanjay Varma Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3DZ, UK
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Harry J. C. R. Belcher Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3DZ, UK
Pages 360-364 | Accepted 07 Aug 2002, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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