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Original Article

The association between surgical complications and the POSSUM score in head and neck reconstruction: a retrospective single-center study

Yohjiroh MakinoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katsuhiro IshidaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Keita KishiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroki KodamaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeshi MiyawakiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 153-157 | Received 20 Feb 2017, Accepted 15 Aug 2017, Published online: 07 Sep 2017

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