Summary
Seven cases of high voltage electrical injuries seen between 1984 and 1991 are presented. The clinical and operative findings in some of these cases can be explained only partly by the intensive experimental studies which have been undertaken over the past two decades to elucidate the pathophysiology of these mutilating injuries.
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El Faki, H.M.A. High voltage electrical injuries — clinical and operative observations. Eur J Plast Surg 16, 89–93 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196439
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196439