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Isolated Volar Dislocation of the Fifth Carpometacarpal Joint

Bhumit Desai, Michael Nammour, Michael Warren, Gonzalo Sumarriva and Leslie Sisco-Wise
Ochsner Journal June 2020, 20 (2) 215-218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.18.0151
Bhumit Desai
1The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Michael Nammour
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Michael Warren
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Gonzalo Sumarriva
1The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Leslie Sisco-Wise
1The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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