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J Hand Microsurg 2015; 07(01): 220-223
DOI: 10.1007/s12593-015-0171-9
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Release of the A1 Pulley for Trigger Finger Complicated by Flexor Tenosynovitis

Joseph A. Ricci
1   Division of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, WACC 435, Boston, MA, 02114, USA   Email: jaricci@partners.org
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Nirav N. Parekh
2   The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
,
Naman S. Desai
3   The Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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04 October 2014

02 January 2015

Publication Date:
13 September 2016 (online)

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A1 pulley - Flexor tenosynovitis - Operative release - Trigger finger

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