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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2013; 46(03): 599-600
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.122035
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Stockinette sling: ‘A simple method and patient friendly method of immobilisation of elbow and shoulder after a free functioning muscle transfer in global brachial plexus palsy’

Bipin A. Gangurde
Department of Hand, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Sushrusha Hospital, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Mukund R. Thatte
Department of Hand, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Sushrusha Hospital, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Nitin Mokal
Department of Hand, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Sushrusha Hospital, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Samir Kumta
Department of Hand, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, Sushrusha Hospital, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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07 October 2019 (online)

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