The “Bowstring Arch Bridge” Analogy to Guide Sequential Portal Placement during Needle Aponeurotomy in the Treatment of Dupuytren Contracture

J Hand Microsurg 2016; 08(03): 185-186
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593391

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Roshin Thomas

¹Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

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