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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Verona, 37100, Verona, Italy

    Andrea Atzei MD (Associate Professor of Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Clinical Coordinator)

  2. Clinic of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Ancona University, Torrette Hospital, Italy

    Riccardo Luchetti MD (Associate Professor)

  3. Hand Surgery Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Surgery of the Hand, State Hospital, Republic of San Marino, 47900, Rimini, Italy

    Riccardo Luchetti MD (Associate Professor)

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi

    William B. Geissler MD (Professor and Chief, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Professor, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Director, Hand/Upper Extremity Fellowship Program) (Professor and Chief, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Professor, Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Director, Hand/Upper Extremity Fellowship Program)

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Atzei, A., Luchetti, R. (2005). Clinical Approach to the Painful Wrist. In: Geissler, W.B. (eds) Wrist Arthroscopy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27087-6_24

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