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Correction of hypoplastic thumb by free transfer of metatarsal bone: A case report

✍ Scribed by W. Schneider; B. Reichert; N. Pallua; H. Meyer


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
373 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
0738-1085

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