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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2010; 43(01): 114-116
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699419
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Considerations in the choice of side in a free Latissimus Dorsi flap to determine expendability in extensive lower extremity defects

Sunderraj Ellur
St John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
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Bharath S. P.
St John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
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08 January 2020 (online)

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