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Injury of cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve following varicose vein surgery

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  1. Department of Neurological, Neurosurgical and Behavioural Sciences, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology unit, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Federica Ginanneschi & Alessandro Rossi

  2. Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunology, Rheumatology Section, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Georgios Filippou & Bruno Frediani

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Ginanneschi, F., Filippou, G., Frediani, B. et al. Injury of cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve following varicose vein surgery. Acta Neurol Belg 113, 355–356 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-012-0173-3

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