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Guided perichondrial proliferation with biodegradable, self-reinforced polyglycolic acid implants

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  1. Departments of Surgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, Oulu, Finland

    M. M. Ruuskanen & M. K. Virtanen

  2. Departments of Pediatrics, Oulu University Central Hospital, Oulu, Finland

    W. Serlo

  3. Departments of Pathology, Oulu University Central Hospital, Oulu, Finland

    H. Tuominen

  4. Biomaterials Laboratory, Institute of Plastics Technology, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

    P. Helevirta & P. Törmälä

  5. National Cleft Centre, Division of Plastic Surgery, First Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    T. Waris

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Ruuskanen, M.M., Virtanen, M.K., Serlo, W. et al. Guided perichondrial proliferation with biodegradable, self-reinforced polyglycolic acid implants. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 109–112 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176125

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