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Cranioplasty: why throw the bone flap out?

T. Flannery Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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R. S. McConnell Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pages 518-520 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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