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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 33, 1999 - Issue 4
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Research Article

TEN-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF SILICONE ARTHROPLASTY OF THE METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINTS IN RHEUMATOID HANDS

Klaus Schmidt, Roland E. Willburger, Rolf K. Miehlke, Kai Witt Department of Orthopaedic Rheumatology, Ruhr University Bochum, St. Josef Hospital, Gudrunstr. 56, 44791 Bochum, Germany
Pages 433-438 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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