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Surgical repair for transverse facial cleft: two flaps with a superiorly rotated single Z-plasty lateral to the commissure

Pan ZhouDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; ;Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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Lin QiuDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; ;Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yan LiuDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; ;Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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Tianwu LiDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; ;Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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Xionghui DingDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; ;Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China; ;Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
Pages 240-246 | Received 07 Oct 2018, Accepted 25 Feb 2019, Published online: 22 May 2019

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