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Metacarpal fractures: treatment and complications

Kathleen M Kollitz1, Warren C Hammert2, Nicholas B Vedder3

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, 4245 Roosevelt Way N.E., Box 354740, Seattle, WA 98105 USA ; Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC 2927, Durham, NC 27710 USA.

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