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Currently available metacarpophalangeal prostheses: their designs and prospective considerations

Thomas J Joyce National University of Ireland, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Nun's Island, Galway, Ireland. [email protected]
Pages 193-204 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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