Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 11 , Pages 1241-1243 , November 2007

Abdominal constriction band: A rare location for amniotic band syndrome

Received 19 November 2005 ,Accepted 10 October 2006.

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PII: S1748-6815(06)00595-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.10.015

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 11 , Pages 1241-1243 , November 2007

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