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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 28, 1994 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Generation of Cartilage from Auricular and Rib Free Perichondrial Grafts Around a Self-Reinforced Polyglycolic Acid Mould in Rabbits

Martti M. Ruuskanen Departments of Surgery
,
Minna K. Virtanen Departments of Surgery
,
Hannu Tuominen Departments of Pathology, Oulu University Central Hospital, Ovle the
,
Pertti Törmälä Biomaterials Laboratory, Institute of Plastics Technology, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere
&
Timo Waris National Cleft Centre, Division of Plastic Surgery, I. Department of Surgery, Helsin University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 81-86 | Received 20 Dec 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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