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An 8-year review of upper limb congenital differences at a teaching hospital in Jordan

A retrospective study

Omar Q. Samarah, Ayham M. Odeh, Zaid M. Alkhadire, Roaa H. Abu Hejleh, Yazeed Y. Diab, Leen N. Yousef, Yazan S. Hammad, Mohamad S. Yasin and Ahmad A. Abu Halaweh
Saudi Medical Journal November 2024, 45 (11) 1265-1269; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.11.20240602
Omar Q. Samarah
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Ayham M. Odeh
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Zaid M. Alkhadire
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Roaa H. Abu Hejleh
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Yazeed Y. Diab
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Leen N. Yousef
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Yazan S. Hammad
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Mohamad S. Yasin
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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Ahmad A. Abu Halaweh
From the Department of Special Surgery (Samarah, Yasin), School of Medicine; from the School of Medicine (Odeh, Alkhadire, Abu Hejleh, Diab, Yousef, Abu Halaweh), University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, and from the Sarcoma and Complex Joints Unit (Hammad), Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, London.
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