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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 24, 1990 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Angiographic Findings and Need for Amputation in High Tension Electrical Injuries

Sigfrid Vedung Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Akademiska sjukhuset, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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Gösta Arturson Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Akademiska sjukhuset, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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Karin Wadin Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Akademiska sjukhuset, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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Anders Hedlund Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Akademiska sjukhuset, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 225-231 | Received 16 Oct 1989, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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