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Are We Justified Doing Salvage or Amputation Procedure Based on Mangled Extremity Severity Score in Mangled Upper Extremity Injury
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2163-0755
DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001339