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J Hand Microsurg 2015; 07(01): 110-111
DOI: 10.1007/s12593-015-0176-4
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Extensor Digiti Minimi Transfer for the Treatment of an Unstable Metacarpophalangeal Joint in Thumb Polydactyly Without Thenar Atrophy

Satoshi Usami
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan   Email: s-usaplas@mail.goo.ne.jp
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Mutsumi Okazaki
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan   Email: s-usaplas@mail.goo.ne.jp
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Yoshiaki Wakabayashi
2   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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13 September 2016 (online)

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