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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 41, 2007 - Issue 3
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CASE REPORT

Treatment of a large defect of the chest wall in a child using a negative pressure wound dressing

Florent Bonnet Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bernard Pavy Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France
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Sylvie Beaudoin Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France
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Jean Dubousset Departments of Paediatric Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France
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Marc Mitrofanoff Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France
Pages 143-145 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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