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Triquetral autograft for restoration of the lunate fossa of the distal radius: a case report

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Capo, J.T., Husain, Q., Pyun, J.S. et al. Triquetral autograft for restoration of the lunate fossa of the distal radius: a case report. HAND 6, 438–441 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-011-9361-5

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