Combination of cable ties and barbed sutures for fasciotomy closure – two case reports

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Eva Brenner
School of Medicine
University of Zagreb
Salata street 2
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
e-mail: eva.brenner13@gmail.com

Submitted: 22. 9. 2023
Accepted: 7. 2. 2024