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Selected readings
- Klaiman MD, Gerber LH. General considerations for managing tendon injuries. Bull Rheum Dis 1996; 45(1): 1–6
- Pedretti LW. Occupational therapy: practice skills for physical dysfunction. 4th ed. St Louis: Mosby, 1996: 553–63
- Zenz C, Dickerson OB, Horvath EP Jr, eds. Occupational medicine. 3d ed. St Louis: Mosby, 1994: 48–64