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Practice Forum| Volume 19, ISSUE 4, P421-424, October 2006

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Technique for Extensor Tendon Acceleration

      There has been considerable energy put into overcoming the common problem of adherence following injury and repair of the extensor mechanism. The authors present a novel approach for dealing with these adhesions under very specific conditions.—Peggy Fillion, OTR, CHT, Practice Forum Editor.
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