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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 47, 2013 - Issue 4
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Single interrupted sutures compared with Donati sutures after open carpal tunnel release: A prospective randomised trial

Mireille BolsterDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carlijn SchipperDepartment of Surgery, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Steven Van SterkenburgDepartment of Surgery, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Mike RuettermannDepartment of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Groningen, The Netherlands
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Michel ReijnenDepartment of Surgery, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Pages 289-291 | Accepted 16 Sep 2012, Published online: 28 May 2013

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