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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2009; 42(02): 271-272
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.59301
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Use of Thomas splint in salvaging free flaps of the lower limb in violent postoperative patients

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  • K. G. Bhaskara

    Department of Plastic and Microvascular Surgery, Medical Trust Hospital, M.G.Road, Kochi-16, India

  • Subhash M. Kale

    Department of Plastic and Microvascular Surgery, Medical Trust Hospital, M.G.Road, Kochi-16, India
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15 January 2020 (online)

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