Surgical reconstruction in Wassel type IV thumb duplication
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Reconstruction of Wassel Type VI Radial Polydactyly with Triphalangeal Thumb Using an On-top Osteotomy
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عنوان ژورنال: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA et TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1017-995X
DOI: 10.3944/aott.2014.13.0042