Optimal reconstruction of soft tissues in the shoulder or elbow regions
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may sometimes require a small muscular pedicled flap. Moreover, a small muscular
free flap is suitable for reanimation in selected cases, including sequelae of thenar
eminence post-traumatic injury.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: March 26, 2012
Received:
February 6,
2012
Footnotes
☆The work was partially presented at: MegaHand Congress, 30th of September, 2011, Paris.
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
