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Needle aspiration of the flexor digital sheath as an aid in diagnosing tenosynovitis
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|August 1, 1975
Abstract:
We review our experience with needle aspiration of the flexor digital sheath in 11 digits in 6 patients. There have been no complications or false negative aspirations, and the maneuver has supplemented the clinical signs to aid in diagnosis.
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