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Pollicization of index Fingers For Bilateral Hypoplastic Thumbs of Twin Babies: Case Series At Cure Children’s Hospital of Ethiopia

Tuji Mohammed1 Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery at St. Paul Millennium Medical College, AaBET Hospital, Addis Abeba, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tesfaye Mulat Jimma2 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Surgeons of East Central and South Africa, Cure Hospital, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
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Tewodros Tilahun Zerfu3 Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Surgeons of East Central and South Africa, Cure Hospital, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
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Mesfin Etsub Kassaahun3 Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Surgeons of East Central and South Africa, Cure Hospital, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Pages 327-333 | Received 24 Dec 2023, Accepted 04 Apr 2024, Published online: 11 Apr 2024

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