Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1336-1339 , August 2010

Painful Snapping Elbow in Patients With Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis: Report of Two Cases

Received 24 February 2010 ,Accepted 10 May 2010.

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PII: S0363-5023(10)00563-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.05.006

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1336-1339 , August 2010