Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 10 , Pages 1157-1163 , October 2008

T-Anastomosis in microsurgical free flap reconstruction: an overview of clinical applications

Received 19 November 2007 ,Accepted 26 March 2008.

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PII: S1748-6815(08)00549-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.03.048

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 10 , Pages 1157-1163 , October 2008

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