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Tendon Transfers for Median Nerve Palsy

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Gráinne Bourke & Andrew Williams

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  1. Unit of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

    Peter V. Giannoudis

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Bourke, G., Williams, A. (2011). Tendon Transfers for Median Nerve Palsy. In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Practical Procedures in Elective Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-820-1_25

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