The Snow-Fink Technique as an Opposition Tendon Transfer for Children Born with a Hypoplastic or Absent Thumb
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عنوان ژورنال: HAND
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1558-9447,1558-9455
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-015-9745-z