Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , March 2011

Survival of pedicled pectoralis major flap after secondary myectomy of muscle pedicle including transection of thoracoacromial vessels: Does the flap remain dependent on its dominant pedicle?

Received 12 October 2009 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.05.026

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , March 2011

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