OviTex References 2025
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- Fernandez, Luis. Definitive ClosureUsing an Ovine Reinforced Tissue Matrix in the Complex Open Abdomen after Penetrating Thoraco-Abdominal Trauma. Poster Presented at: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference; June 8-11, 2022; Virtual.
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