Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 695-699 , December 2009

Microsurgical training on an in vitro chicken wing infusion model

Received 26 October 2008 ,Accepted 9 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.12.008

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 695-699 , December 2009

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