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Authors’ Reply: Historical Observations on Clamshell Thoracotomy

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  1. Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Kendall Regional Medical Center, 11750 SW 40th St, Miami, FL, 33175, USA

    John D. Ehrhardt Jr., Mark McKenney & Adel Elkbuli

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Ehrhardt, J.D., McKenney, M. & Elkbuli, A. Authors’ Reply: Historical Observations on Clamshell Thoracotomy. World J Surg 45, 2943–2944 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06163-8

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