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Outcomes of a self-constrained distal radioulnar joint arthroplasty: a case series of six patients

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 535, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Ryan M. Zimmerman

  2. Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, YAW-2-2C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Jesse B. Jupiter

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Zimmerman, R.M., Jupiter, J.B. Outcomes of a self-constrained distal radioulnar joint arthroplasty: a case series of six patients. HAND 6, 460–465 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-011-9365-1

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