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Conservative treatment for pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis: a single institution experience

Tal Frenkel RutenbergOrthopedic Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven VelkesOrthopedic Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Eliezer SidonOrthopedic Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-1938
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Lior PazOrthopedic Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Jacques PeylanOrthopedic Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Shai ShemeshOrthopedic Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2344-8740
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Sorin Daniel IordacheOrthopedic Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Pages 14-18 | Received 05 Jan 2019, Accepted 07 Aug 2019, Published online: 27 Aug 2019

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