Penetrating Trans-Orbital Injury from a Brush Handle Lodged in the Infra-Temporal Fossa

CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2014; 41(04): 434-437
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.4.434

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Süleyman Taş

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

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Hüsamettin Top

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

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