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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 29, 1995 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Subcapital Fractures of the Fourth and Fifth Metacarpals Treated Without Splinting and Reposition

Marianne Breddam Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Holstebro Central Hospital, Holstebro, Denmark
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Torben Bæk Hansen Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Holstebro Central Hospital, Holstebro, Denmark
Pages 269-270 | Received 08 Mar 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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