Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 8 , Pages 892-897 , August 2007

Skeletonised retrograde distal perforator island fasciocutaneous flaps for leg and foot defects

Received 7 July 2006 ,Accepted 18 February 2007.

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PII: S1748-6815(07)00129-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.02.009

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 8 , Pages 892-897 , August 2007

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