Letter to Editor: The Evidence-base for the Management of Flexor Tendon Injuries of the Hand: Review

Overview

Journal Ann Med Surg (Lond)

Publisher Wolters Kluwer

Specialty Medical Education

Date 2020 Sep 21

PMID 32953095

Authors

Jing Chen

Zhang Jun Pan

Affiliations

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