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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 30, 1996 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Quality of the Capsule in Reconstructions with Textured or Smooth Silicone Implants After Mastectomy

Margit Hammerstad Department of Surgical Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Barbara Hansteen Dahl Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Roar Rindal Department of Surgical Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Morten Rynning Kveim Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Helge Einar Roald Department of Plastic Surgery, Rikshospnalet National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Pages 33-36 | Received 05 Dec 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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