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Delayed extensor pollicis longus tendon rupture following nondisplaced distal radius fracture in a child

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Diana Song

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, British Columbia Children’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, A237 Shaughnessy Bldg., 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

    Robin Evans & Jugpal S. Arneja

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Song, D., Evans, R. & Arneja, J.S. Delayed extensor pollicis longus tendon rupture following nondisplaced distal radius fracture in a child. HAND 8, 242–244 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-013-9494-9

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