Skin grafting on amputated lower limb, norepinephrine-induced ischemic limb necrosis – case report

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Kleanthia Efthymiou, MD
Trieda SNP 1
040 11 Košice
Slovakia
e-mail: kleanthiaefthimiou@hotmail.com

Submitted: 1. 6. 2023
Accepted: 4. 1. 2024