Functional results of 46 thumb replantations and revascularisations
✍ Scribed by Tomaz F. Janezic; Zoran M. Arnez; Matjaz Šolinc; Lijana Zaletel-Kragelj
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 354 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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