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Review
. 2003 Apr;11(2):103-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0965-2302(02)00167-4.

A case report and review of the locked metacarpophalangeal joint

Peadar Gilligan  1 , Deirdre Hegarty, Peter Bradley, Felicity Todd, Anthony F Shenton
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Review

A case report and review of the locked metacarpophalangeal joint

Peadar Gilligan et al. Accid Emerg Nurs. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

A 59-year-old female with metacarpal joint locking is presented. The successful closed manipulation is described with a review of the literature.

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