Delayed Extensor Pollicis Longus Rupture after Distal Radius Fracture in a Pediatric Patient

J Hand Microsurg 2023; 15(03): 240-241
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1727298

Letter to the Editor

Authors

Nicholas Munaretto

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Nicholas J. Clark

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Sanjeev Kakar

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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