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Original Article

The mendosal suture

Ozcan GayretliFaculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ilke Ali GursesFaculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Aysin KaleFaculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Funda AksuFaculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Dokuz Eylul University, Balcova, İzmir, Turkey
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Adnan OzturkFaculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bulent BayraktarFaculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kayihan SahinogluFaculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Pages 730-733 | Received 17 Aug 2010, Accepted 29 Nov 2010, Published online: 23 Feb 2011

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