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Chapter 3 - Wrist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2016

By
Christopher R. Pruitt
Edited by
Anna L. Waterbrook
Anna L. Waterbrook
Affiliation:
University of Arizona
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Sports Medicine for the Emergency Physician
A Practical Handbook
 , pp. 104 - 138
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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Simon’s Emergency Orthopedics, Chapter 12: WristGoogle Scholar
Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, Chapter 48: Wrist and ForearmGoogle Scholar
Netter’s Sports Medicine, Chapter 45: Hand and Wrist InjuriesGoogle Scholar
Fracture Management for Primary Care, Chapter 5: Carpal Fractures, Chapter 6: Radius and Ulna FracturesGoogle Scholar
Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, Part III: Wrist (Chapters 15–18)Google Scholar

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