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Case Reports

Use of tissue expansion to allow reconstruction of the back after wide resection of a diffuse neurofibroma

Jong Hyuk ParkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju
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Jung Ryul KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju
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Sung Jin ShinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Jeju National University, JejuCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nae Ho LeeDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju
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Hyung Suk LeeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju
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Young Jin LimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Carollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea
Pages 244-247 | Accepted 26 Aug 2010, Published online: 09 Dec 2011

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