Reconstruction of Through-and-Through Cheek Defects With Folded Free Anterolateral Thigh Flaps
β Scribed by Liu, Zhi-Min; Wu, Di; Liu, Xue-Kui; Liu, Wei-Wei; Li, Hao; Li, Quan; Zhang, Xin-Rui; Zeng, Zong-Yuan; Guo, Zhu-Ming
- Book ID
- 121802393
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 580 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1531-5053
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