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Original Article

Retroauricular full-thickness skin grafts in syndactyly repair: outcome and comparison with inguinal full-thickness skin grafts: retrospective (cross-sectional) study

Patrizia S. SulserDivision of Hand Surgery, Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Markus KalischSeminar for Statistics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Daniel M. WeberDivision of Hand Surgery, Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;
Pages 281-285 | Received 25 Aug 2015, Accepted 24 Jan 2016, Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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