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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Extensor indicis-transfer compared with palmaris longus transplantation in reconstruction of extensor pollicis longus tendon: A retrospective study

Peter Schaller Department of Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Kliniken Dr. Erler gGmbH, Nuremberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD , MD,
Wolfgang Baer Department of Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Kliniken Dr. Erler gGmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
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Hans-Dieter Carl Division of Orthopaedic Rheumatology, Orthopaedische Klinik mit Poliklinik, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Pages 33-35 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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