The reconstruction of the upper extremity using free and island vascular flaps
โ Scribed by Tedgui-Zagame, C. ;Lussiez, B. ;Buffet, M.
- Book ID
- 117437616
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 227 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0363-5023
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