Iatrogenic sciatic nerve injury during liposuction and fat tissue grafting: a preventable surgical complication with devastating patient outcomes
Abstract Background Liposuction and autologous fat transplantation represent widely used techniques in plastic surgery to correct or enhance contour irregularities in the face and body. While these techniques are assumed to be safe, liposuction and fat grafting impose a hidden risk for serious preve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Patient Safety in Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-020-00265-3 |