Bilateral trigger thumbs in identical twins

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-60

  Thomas, Simon R Y W ^a   Dodds, Richard D A ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Trigger thumb; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB MALFORMATION;

EID: 0032932053     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199901000-00015     Document Type: Article

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