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Extension block pinning of mallet fractures

Peter Jörgsholm Department of Hand Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Anders Björkman Department of Hand Surgery, Lund University, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Claus Emmeluth Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital Odense, Odense, Denmark
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Isabella M. Björkman-Burtscher Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Pages 54-58 | Accepted 25 Aug 2009, Published online: 22 Oct 2010

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