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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 34, 2000 - Issue 4
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CLINICAL FOLLOW UP OF THE LATERAL THORACODORSAL FLAP IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION: COMPARATIVE EVALUATION FROM TWO PLASTIC SURGICAL CENTRES

Clas Lossing, Hans Holmström, Maj Malm, Lennart Blomqvist Department of Plastic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden; Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 331-338 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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