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Comparing the long-term effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and therapeutic ultrasound in treating trigger finger

A prospective cohort study

Reem M. Alfaifi, Alaa A. Juraybi, Abdulrahman M. Alrashed, Abdullah M. Alghidani and Hana M. Alfaifi
Saudi Medical Journal January 2025, 46 (1) 36-42; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.1.20240612
Reem M. Alfaifi
From the Physiotherapy Department (R. Alfaifi, Juraybi, Alrashed, Alghidani) Al-Rass General Hospital, Al-Rass; from the Neurosurgery Department (H. Alfaifi), Abha Maternity and Child Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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From the Physiotherapy Department (R. Alfaifi, Juraybi, Alrashed, Alghidani) Al-Rass General Hospital, Al-Rass; from the Neurosurgery Department (H. Alfaifi), Abha Maternity and Child Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah M. Alghidani
From the Physiotherapy Department (R. Alfaifi, Juraybi, Alrashed, Alghidani) Al-Rass General Hospital, Al-Rass; from the Neurosurgery Department (H. Alfaifi), Abha Maternity and Child Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hana M. Alfaifi
From the Physiotherapy Department (R. Alfaifi, Juraybi, Alrashed, Alghidani) Al-Rass General Hospital, Al-Rass; from the Neurosurgery Department (H. Alfaifi), Abha Maternity and Child Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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