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Commentary on "Postoperative monitoring of free flaps using a low-cost thermal camera: a pilot study" by Hummelink S, Kruit AS, van Vlaenderen ARW, Schreinemachers MJM, Steenbergen W & Ulrich DJO.

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  1. Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College, Jabalpur, MP, 482003, India

    Pawan Agarwal

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    Pawan Agarwal

  3. Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College, Jabalpur, MP, 482003, India

    Dhananjaya Sharma

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Agarwal, P., Sharma, D. Commentary on "Postoperative monitoring of free flaps using a low-cost thermal camera: a pilot study" by Hummelink S, Kruit AS, van Vlaenderen ARW, Schreinemachers MJM, Steenbergen W & Ulrich DJO. . Eur J Plast Surg 43, 875–876 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-020-01762-5

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