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Performing a detailed and streamlined history and examination it’s the only means to ascertain the true nature of an injury and which structures are likely to be damaged. They will guide immediate management, subsequent further investigations and imaging, and definitive treatment.
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Arya, P., Kanapathy, M., Mendis, K. (2019). History and Examination. In: Singh, P. (eds) Hand Trauma in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10844-1_2
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