Rare complication after VAC-therapy in the treatment of deep sore ulcers in a paraplegic patient
โ Scribed by Mustafa Citak; Manuel Backhaus; Renate Meindl; Gert Muhr; Tobias Fehmer
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 130
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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