Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , April 2007

Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroscopy: A Classification System and Rationale for Treatment

  • Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, Hand, Upper Extremity and Microsurgery, Miami Hand Center, 8905 SW 87th Avenue, Suite #100, Miami, FL 33176.
    • ,
  • Prakash Khanchandani, MS

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.01.004

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , April 2007

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