CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2005; 38(01): 34-42
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699068
Special Article
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Primary repair of the obstetrical plexus

Alain Gilbert
Institut de la Main, Paris, France
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Publication Date:
15 January 2020 (online)

 
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