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Original Article

Subcutaneous flexor tendon rupture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Takuya FunahashiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan, Correspondence[email protected]
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Taku SuzukiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan, ;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and ;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Takuji IwamotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and ;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kanae ShizuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan,
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Noboru MatsumuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Kensuke OchiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and ;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsunori IkariDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kazuki SatoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Masaya NakamuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Morio MatsumotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Shigeki MomoharaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsuji SuzukiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan,
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Harumoto YamadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan,
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Pages 869-872 | Received 19 Dec 2015, Accepted 07 Feb 2016, Published online: 15 Mar 2016

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