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s/l Walthel or waffle type thumb reconstruction sm

Posted By: ltMQmt on 2007-10-25
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Subject: s/l Walthel or waffle type thumb reconstruction sm

Reconstruction of thumb, s/l walthel or waffle 5 type.  Dx is thumb duplication.




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