Index case of kite string causing neurovascular and tendon injury to ankle is being reported

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2016; 49(01): 132-133
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.182239

Letters to Editor

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

J. Sasidhar Reddy

Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Anurag Pandey

Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Lalit Chaudhary

Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Vivek Kumar

Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Shiv Shankar Saha

Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

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