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Original Article

Reoperations and postoperative complications after osteosynthesis of phalangeal fractures: a retrospective cohort study

Johanna von KieseritzkyDepartment of Clinical Science and Education; and the Department of Hand Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan NordströmDepartment of Clinical Science and Education; and the Department of Hand Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Marianne ArnerDepartment of Clinical Science and Education; and the Department of Hand Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 458-462 | Received 18 May 2016, Accepted 17 Mar 2017, Published online: 02 May 2017

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