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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2014; 47(02): 272-273
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.138988
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Spontaneous rupture of one slip of flexor digitorum superficialis causing triggering

Bhardwaj Praveen
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Chandrasekar Vivekanand
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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S. Raja Sabapathy
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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26 August 2019 (online)

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