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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 42, 2008 - Issue 1
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Compartmental infections of the hand

Nikolaos Rigopoulos Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessalia, Larissa, Greece
,
Zoe H. Dailiana Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessalia, Larissa, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Sokratis Varitimidis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessalia, Larissa, Greece
,
Michael Hantes Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessalia, Larissa, Greece
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Konstantinos Bargiotas Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessalia, Larissa, Greece
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Konstantinos N. Malizos Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessalia, Larissa, Greece
Pages 38-42 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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