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Case Report

Tuberculous flexor tenosynovitis around the wrist causing massive tendon disruption: a case report

Mitsuhiko TakahashiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hyogo Rehabilitation Center Hospital, Kobe, Japan; ;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Kagawa, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Tetsuya HiranoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Kagawa, Japan;
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Kenji KondoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokushima Prefectural Miyoshi Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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Tadashi MitsuhashiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Kagawa, Japan;
Pages 108-113 | Received 10 Aug 2018, Accepted 29 Oct 2018, Published online: 09 Jan 2019

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