The respective roles of plastic and orthopedic surgery in limb salvage

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue SUPPL. 1 S, 2011, Pages

  Lerman, Oren Z ^a   Kovach, Stephen J ^a   Levin, L Scott ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY;

HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78651291234     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182006962     Document Type: Article

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