Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1275-1281 , August 2010

Reconstruction of the Condyles of the Proximal Phalanx With Osteochondral Grafts From the Ulnar Base of the Little Finger Metacarpal

Received 10 December 2009 ,Accepted 14 April 2010.

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00447-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.04.013

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1275-1281 , August 2010

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