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- ↑ Timothy James Herbert: Fractured Scaphoid. Quality Medical Publishing (1990), ISBN 0-942219-06-6.
- ↑ Timothy Herbert Interview published in Maîtrise Orthopédique n° 105 - June–July 2001. (in French).
- ↑ Buck-Gramcko, Dieter. Ein Leben für die Handchirurgie: 100 Lebensbilder. Darmstadt: Steinkopff, 2007. p.–99-101.
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