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Closure or reduction of the donor defect of a sural flap with a purse-string suture: Long-term results

Nesrin Tan Baser Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Cebeci, AnkaraCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Ayse Yuksel Barutcu Kirikkale Ihtisas Hospital, Kirikkale, Turkey
,
Volkan Isik Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Cebeci, Ankara
&
Gurcan Aslan Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Cebeci, Ankara
Pages 267-273 | Accepted 12 Apr 2011, Published online: 18 Jan 2012

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