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Bilateral Peroneal Neuropathy After Surgery in the Lithotomy Position

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    Æzlem Erol M.D., Levent Æzçakar M.D. & Bayram Kaymak M.D.

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Erol, Æ., Æzçakar, L. & Kaymak, B. Bilateral Peroneal Neuropathy After Surgery in the Lithotomy Position. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 28, 254–255 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-004-0026-4

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