Regular ArticleDescribing severe limb trauma☆,☆☆,★,★★
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Zoran M. Arnez MD, PhD, Professor in Plastic Surgery and Chief, University Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, University Medical Centre, Zaloska 7, 6100 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Michael P. H. Tyler MB, ChB, FRCS, Specialist Registrar, Radcliffe Infirmary NHS Trust, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK. Formerly Visiting Clinical Fellow, University Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Umraz Khan BSc, FRCS, Specialist Registrar, The Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK.
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Correspondence to Professor Z. M. Arnez.