## European 111hII a II Journalof I~ II ir~llt~lrll drit
Reconstruction of traumatic composite skull defect by free serratus anterior muscle and rib flaps
β Scribed by Kuo-Chun Liao; Che-Chuan Wang; Chun-Chia Chen
- Book ID
- 111319956
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1744-1625
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