Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1571-1579 , October 2010

Dorsal Pads Versus Nodules in Normal Population and Dupuytren's Disease Patients

Received 17 March 2010 ,Accepted 1 June 2010.

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 The senior author (G.M.R.) would like to thank Ms. Annette Kezbers for her assistance in preparing this manuscript.

 No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(10)00651-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.06.001

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1571-1579 , October 2010