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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 49, 2015 - Issue 4
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Original article

Composite grafting for distal digital amputation with respect to injury type and amputation level

Tomoki KiuchiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yusuke ShimizuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tomohisa NagasaoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Fumio OhnishiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitma Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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Toshiharu MinabeDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitma Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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Kazuo KishiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 224-228 | Received 02 May 2014, Accepted 09 Feb 2015, Published online: 06 Mar 2015

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