Emergency Department Management of Extensor Tendon Lacerations

By Terrance McGovern, DO, MPH, and Justin McNamee, DO | on December 15, 2015 | 0 Comment

Dr. McGovern is an emergency medicine resident at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey.

Dr. Justin McNamee is an attending physician at Emergency Medicine Professionals in Ormond Beach, Florida.

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