Autonomous reparative unit (ARU): a new concept of repairing free flap donor site with local full-thickness skin graft.

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Published in Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital on February 01, 2010

Authors

M Squadrelli-Saraceno1, A Compan, G Bimbi, L Gatto, S Riccio, S Colombo

Author Affiliations

1: Cranio-Facial Surgery Unit, IRCCS Foundation, National Tumour Institute, via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy. m.squadrelli@gmail.com

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