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. 2008 Jan;90(1):76-7.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2008.90.1.76.

The pulsed lavage pouch

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The pulsed lavage pouch

R M A Hawken et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The self-adhesive irrigation pouch.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The irrigation pouch applied around the lower leg.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Pulsed lavage fluid removed with suction.

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