Burns
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 113-115 , February 2005

Functional latissimus dorsi muscle transfer to restore elbow flexion in extensive electrical burns

  • S. O’Ceallaigh

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Immunology, Microbiology, Development and Repair, 3.239 Stopford Building, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M139PT, UK. Tel.: +44 1612756765; fax: +44 1612755945.
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  • K.S.A. Mehboob Ali
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  • T.P.F. O’Connor

,Accepted 23 June 2004.

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☆ The authors wish to state that no conflicts of interests exist, regarding this paper.

PII: S0305-4179(04)00189-5

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.06.017

Burns
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 113-115 , February 2005

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