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Not a tool...he probably harvested the pts 'gracilis' (muscle) for the graft. nm

Posted By: passing thru on 2006-05-18
In Reply to: surgery tool - stuck

Subject: Not a tool...he probably harvested the pts 'gracilis' (muscle) for the graft. nm

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