Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 425-429 , March 2010

Rotation in the Interphalangeal Thumb Joint In Vivo

Received 5 August 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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PII: S0363-5023(09)01054-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.11.019

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 425-429 , March 2010

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