Complete dorsal dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb
β Scribed by H. Takami; S. Takahashi; M. Ando
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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