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Neurolysis using a carbohydrate polymer gel for the treatment of postoperative neuropathic pain

Daniel P Espinoza Plastic Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel F Kalbermatten Plastic Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Daniel V Egloff Plastic Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wassim Raffoul Plastic Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
Pages 12-16 | Accepted 27 Aug 2009, Published online: 22 Oct 2010

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