Early and late surgical treatment of complete rupture of the radial collateral ligament of the first metacarpophalangeal joint
β Scribed by E.B.H. van Onselen; A. Y. Goedkoop; R. B. Karim; J. J. Hage
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-0130
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