A Rare Cause of Thumb Boutonniere Deformity: Flexor Pulley Rupture
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2210-4917
DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2012.09.008