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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 32, 1998 - Issue 3
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Research Article

Closure of Complex Defects in the Chest Wall with Muscle Flaps

Milomir Ninkovic From the 1University Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Thomas Schoeller From the 1University Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Thomas Schmid From the 1University Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Georg Michael Salzer From the 1University Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Peter Scougall Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic of General Surgery II, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Gottfried Wechselberger St. Lukes Hospital, Hand Unit, Sydney, Australia
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Hans Anderl1 From the 1University Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Pages 255-264 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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