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Abstract
Obese paraplegics can suffer discomfort when they lie in a prone position and sit in wheelchairs. Two paraplegic cases who underwent abdominoplasty to eliminate such complaints are presented, with satisfactory results.
Reference
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Publication history
Accepted:
December 15,
1992
Received:
May 21,
1992
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© 1993 The British Asscociation of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc.
