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A complex coronal fracture dislocation of the hamate-5th metacarpal

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Carriço, F., Ferreira, N., Frada, T. et al. A complex coronal fracture dislocation of the hamate-5th metacarpal. Eur Orthop Traumatol 6, 295–299 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-014-0287-6

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