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A flexion tendon injury of the fourth finger on the left hand of a child is reported, which apparently happened during a parturition when a episiotomy was accomplished.
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Il est question d'une lésion infantile du tendon du fléchisseur du 4e doigt de la main gauche, occasionnée apparemment par une episiotomie pratiquée lors de l'accouchement.
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Zenker, H. Beobachtung einer intrapartalen Beugesehnenverletzung durch Episiotomie. Arch orthop Unfall-Chir 65, 368–370 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417221
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