Lower Limb Reconstructive Surgery—Thoughts on the Way Forward…

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2019; 52(01): 005-006
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689003

Guest Editorial

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Hari Venkatramani

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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S. Raja Sabapathy

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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