Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages e242-e244 , March 2010

Aplasia cutis congenita. A case of scalp defect repair using two opposing bipedicled local flaps

  • J.K. O'Neill

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay Park Road, Bristol, BS16 1LE, UK
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  • M. Carter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay Park Road, Bristol, BS16 1LE, UK
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  • R.P. Warr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay Park Road, Bristol, BS16 1LE, UK

Received 24 April 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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☆ Author statement: All authors have seen and approved the manuscript; the material is original and has not been published or submitted elsewhere. If accepted, the paper will not be published elsewhere in the same or similar form without written consent of the copyright holder.

PII: S1748-6815(09)00445-8

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.06.005

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages e242-e244 , March 2010

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