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Life has become troublesome – my wrist bothers me around the clock: an interview study relating to daily life with a malunited distal radius fracture

Ingrid AndreassonDepartment of Orthopedics, Clinical sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Gunilla Kjellby-WendtDepartment of Physiotherapy, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Monika Fagevik-OlsénDepartment of Physiotherapy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Jón KarlssonDepartment of Orthopedics, Clinical sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Gunnel CarlssonSection of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
Pages 2344-2350 | Received 04 Apr 2018, Accepted 17 Dec 2018, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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