Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 445-449 , April 2007

Repair of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex After Ulnar-Shortening Osteotomy: Second-Look Arthroscopy

Received 10 July 2006 ,Accepted 12 January 2007.

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PII: S0363-5023(07)00109-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.01.013

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 445-449 , April 2007

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