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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 39, 2005 - Issue 4
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Functional outcome after surgical treatment of phalangeal fractures in severely injured hands

Frederik J.T. van Oosterom Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Anke M. Ettema Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Paul G.H. Mulder Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Steven E.R. Hovius Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 238-241 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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