The mangled extremity and attempt for limb salvage

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Korompilias, Anastasios V ^a   Beris, Alexandros E ^a   Lykissas, Marios G ^a   Vekris, Marios D ^a   Kontogeorgakos, Vasileios A ^a   Soucacos, Panayiotis N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

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EID: 61349185791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-4-4     Document Type: Article

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