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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 24, 1990 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Tissue Oxygen Tension Measurement for Monitoring Musculocutaneous and Cutaneous Flaps

Vibeke E. Hjortdal Institute of Experimental Clinical Research. (Head: J. C. Djurhuus)
,
Awwad M. Awwad Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Heads: N. C. Petersen & J Kiili, Aarhus Kommunehospital, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Finn Gottrup Institute of Experimental Clinical Research. (Head: J. C. Djurhuus)
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Lynge Kirkegaard Institute of Experimental Clinical Research. (Head: J. C. Djurhuus)
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Soren Gellett Institute of Experimental Clinical Research. (Head: J. C. Djurhuus)
Pages 27-30 | Received 07 Nov 1988, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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