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Original Article

Reconstruction of Full-Thickness Defects of the Thoracic Wall by Myocutaneous Flap Transfer: Latissimus Dorsi Compared with Transverse Rectus Abdominis

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Pages 39-43 | Received 29 Dec 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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