Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Page e424 , April 2010

Pre-operative planning of free flaps - will we burn the bridge we are about to cross?

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.10.019

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Page e424 , April 2010