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Rubber Band (Dhaga) Syndrome of the Wrist

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Shriram Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

    Mukesh Kumar & Lalit Kumar Chauhan

  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shriram Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

    Kamal Kant Sharma

  3. Department of Radiology, SRL Diagnostics, 2S Wellness & Research Centre, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

    Pooja Mehta

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MK, KKS and LKC: Patient care and surgical intervention; PM: Performed the neuroimaging; MK and PM: Reviewed the literature and wrote the final manuscript. MK will act as guarantor for this paper.

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Kumar, M., Sharma, K.K., Chauhan, L.K. et al. Rubber Band (Dhaga) Syndrome of the Wrist. Indian J Pediatr 85, 1136–1137 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2724-y

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