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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 40, 1969 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Primary Repair without Immobilization of Flexor Tendon Division within the Digital Sheath: An Experimental and Clinical Study

Isidor Kessler Department of Orthopaedics and Hand Clinic, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, and Zamenhof Clinic, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Fuad Nissim Department of Orthopaedics and Hand Clinic, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, and Zamenhof Clinic, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pages 587-601 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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