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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 50, 2016 - Issue 2
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Original Article

The outcome of management of “troublesome” vs “non-troublesome” phalangeal neck fractures in children less than 2 years of age

Mohammad M. Al-QattanDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Correspondence[email protected]
,
Dina S. Al-MunifDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and
,
AlAnoud K. AlHammadDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and
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Dalal I. AlFayezDivision of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and
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Saleh HanounehAlfarabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Pages 93-101 | Received 07 Feb 2015, Accepted 03 Sep 2015, Published online: 05 Nov 2015

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