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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Volume 9, 1975 - Issue 3
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Original Article

The Role of the Digital Synovial Sheath in Tendon Grafting: An Experimental and Clinical Study on Autologous Tendon Grafting in the Digit

Oddvar Eiken Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam) and the Department of Pathology (Head: F. Linell), Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Sweden
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Göran Lundborg Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam) and the Department of Pathology (Head: F. Linell), Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Sweden
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Fritz Rank Department of Hand Surgery (Head: N. Carstam) and the Department of Pathology (Head: F. Linell), Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Sweden
Pages 182-189 | Received 01 Apr 1975, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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