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Major Limb Replantation

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Amputations of the extremities are being increasingly encountered as fallout of industrialization and road traffic. The loss of the extremity is a devastating event, both physically and psychologically, leading to a lifelong disability of an individual.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, PLA 89th Hospital, Weifang, China

    Jianli Wang & Zhaohui Pan

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  1. Orthopedic Hospital, Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China

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Wang, J., Pan, Z. (2019). Major Limb Replantation. In: Pei, G. (eds) Microsurgical Orthopedics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1625-1_4

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