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Palmar radiocarpal dislocation: a case report and novel treatment method

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The authors thank the senior editor and writer Dori Kelly, MA, University of Maryland School of Medicine, for assistance with the manuscript.

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  1. R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Abimbola Obafemi & Raymond Pensy

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Obafemi, A., Pensy, R. Palmar radiocarpal dislocation: a case report and novel treatment method. HAND 7, 114–118 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-011-9374-0

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