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An old flap for a new child

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Lloyd Nanhekhan

  2. Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium

    Pietro di Summa

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Nanhekhan, L., di Summa, P. An old flap for a new child. Eur J Plast Surg 31, 87–88 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-007-0211-1

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