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Ultrasound-guided steroid injection for osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint of the thumb

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This contribution introduces an unreported technique of ultrasound-guided steroid injection, for osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK

    T. D. D. Cobley & V. S. Devaraj

  2. Department of Radiology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK

    D. A. T. Silver

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  1. T. D. D. Cobley
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Cobley, T.D.D., Silver, D.A.T. & Devaraj, V.S. Ultrasound-guided steroid injection for osteoarthritis of the trapeziometacarpal joint of the thumb. Eur J Plast Surg 26, 47–49 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-002-0449-6

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