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Botulinum Toxin Injection of the Flexor Digitorum Profundus: Are We Forgetting Something?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2024

Ahmad J. Abdulsalam Open the ORCID record for Ahmad J. Abdulsalam [Opens in a new window] ,
Murat Kara  and
Bayram Kaymak
Ahmad J. Abdulsalam*
Affiliation:
Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait
Murat Kara
Affiliation:
Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
Bayram Kaymak
Affiliation:
Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Corresponding author: A. J. Abdulsalam; Email: dr.ahmad.j.abdulsalam@gmail.com
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Keywords

Botulinum toxinspasticity

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Letters to the Editor: Published Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , January 2025 , pp. 147 - 148
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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