Hatchet flap and rotation flap for distal dorsal finger defect reconstruction.
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SUBMITTER: Balan JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5053009 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Hatchet flap and rotation flap for distal dorsal finger defect reconstruction.
Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India 20160501 2
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