The natural history of pediatric trigger thumb

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 980-985

  Baek, Goo Hyun ^a   Ji, Hyeung Kim ^a   Moon, Sang Chung ^a   Seung, Baik Kang ^a   Young, Ho Lee ^a   Hyun, Sik Gong ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THUMB; TRIGGER FINGER;

EID: 43049103773     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00296     Document Type: Article

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