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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 50, 2016 - Issue 4: The Scandcleft Randomised Clinical Trials
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Research Article

Effect of latissimus dorsi flap breast reconstruction on the strength profile of the upper extremity

Martine A. van HuizumDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
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Marije J. HoornwegDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Noor de RuiterThe Faculty of Movement Sciences, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Erik OudenhovenThe Faculty of Movement Sciences, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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J. Joris HageDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
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Dirk Jan VeegerThe Faculty of Movement Sciences, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Pages 202-207 | Received 13 Oct 2015, Accepted 08 Jan 2016, Published online: 04 Apr 2016

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