Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1192-1195 , September 2008

Management of Bilateral Advanced Rheumatoid Wrist Destruction

  • Guillaume Herzberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Guillaume Herzberg, MD, PhD, Hand and Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, 5 Place Arsonval, 69437 Lyon CEDEX 03, France

Received 2 June 2008 ,Accepted 6 June 2008.

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PII: S0363-5023(08)00468-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.004

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1192-1195 , September 2008

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