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Case Report

Free rectus abdominis muscle flap with plantar skingraft – a combined method of aesthetic and functional reconstruction of the heel

Ahmet Karacalar Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Serhat Özbek Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
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Mesut Özcan Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
Pages 248-249 | Accepted 06 Oct 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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