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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 39, 2005 - Issue 2
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Case Report

Combined fractures of the body and hook of hamate: A form of ulnar axial injury of the wrist

Martins Kapickis Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kok-Poh Looi Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
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Alphonsus Khin-Sze Chong Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore
Pages 116-119 | Accepted 01 Apr 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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