Free groin flap for recurrent severe contractures of the neck in children

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Ghosh, Abhishek ^a   Jayakumar, R ^a  

^a Specialists Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Free flap; recurrent post burns contracture neck

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957771523     PISSN: 09700358     EISSN: 1998376X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.70722     Document Type: Article

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