A reliable parameter for primary closure of the free anterolateral thigh flap donor site.

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Published in Plast Reconstr Surg on November 01, 2010

Authors

Radovan Boca1, Yur-Ren Kuo, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Eng-Yen Huang, Seng-Feng Jeng

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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