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Comparative analysis of clinical outcome and quality of life between amputations and combined bone and flap reconstructions at the lower leg

Björn Behra Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sebastian Lotzienb Department of General and Trauma surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Marcel Fleckea Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Christoph Wallnera Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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J. Maximillian Wagnera Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Mehran Dadrasa Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Adrien Daigelerc Department of Hand, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery, BG Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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Thomas A. Schildhauerb Department of General and Trauma surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Marcus Lehnhardta Department of Plastic Surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Jan Geßmannb Department of General and Trauma surgery, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Pages 6744-6748 | Received 30 Oct 2020, Accepted 17 Aug 2021, Published online: 21 Sep 2021

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