Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 16-20 , January 1999

Primary epineural repair of the ulnar nerve in children

Received 15 October 1996 ,Revised 20 July 1998 ,Accepted 20 July 1998.

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Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 16-20 , January 1999

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