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Short communication| Volume 50, ISSUE 2, P181-182, March 2012

A simple technique to control the hair and enhance draping for major head and neck surgery

Published:February 24, 2011DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.12.011

      Abstract

      We describe a simple technique to control the hair before conventional draping for serious operations to the head and neck to minimise the need for hair washing after long procedures.

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