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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 37, 2003 - Issue 2
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Research Article

VALUE OF DYNAMIC SPLINTING AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Niels O. B. Thomsen Section of Hand Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Michel E. H. Boeckstyns Radiology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Per Leth-Espensen Ellebækvej 32, DK 2820 Gentofte, Denmark
Pages 113-116 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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