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SURGICAL TECHNIQUE

Dorsal Metacarpal Artery Flaps with Extensor Indices Tendons for Reconstruction of Digital Defects

Jennifer Lynn SchieferDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery, BG-Trauma Center, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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Hans-Eberhard SchallerDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery, BG-Trauma Center, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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Afshin Rahmanian-SchwarzDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery, BG-Trauma Center, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 340-343 | Received 04 Sep 2011, Accepted 09 Nov 2011, Published online: 21 May 2012

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