Application of the pedicled anterolateral thigh flap to defects from the pelvis to the knee.

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Published in Microsurgery on January 01, 2006

Authors

Andreas I Gravvanis1, Dimosthenis A Tsoutsos, Dimitrios Karakitsos, Petros Panayotou, Thomais Iconomou, George Zografos, Andreas Karabinis, Othon Papadopoulos

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Plastic Surgery, Microsurgery and Burn Center J. Ioannovich, General State Hospital of Athens G. Gennimatas, Athens, Greece. gravvani@yahoo.com

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