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Management of Painful Constitutional Laxities

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Painful constitutional midcarpal laxities are particular and sometimes block our surgical consultations.

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Van Overstraeten, L. (2013). Management of Painful Constitutional Laxities. In: Camus, E., Van Overstraeten, L. (eds) Carpal Ligament Surgery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0379-1_14

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