Reducing the donor site morbidity in radial forearm free flaps by utilizing a narrow radial forearm free flap

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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Plastic Surgery

سال: 2018

ISSN: 2234-6163,2234-6171

DOI: 10.5999/aps.2018.00115