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Thigh augmentation with calf prosthesis: a case report

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    Nujen Gulcin Aycicek Cardak, Gaye Taylan Fılınte, Mehmet Ersin Gonullu & Tayfun Akoz

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Aycicek Cardak, N.G., Fılınte, G.T., Gonullu, M.E. et al. Thigh augmentation with calf prosthesis: a case report. Eur J Plast Surg 35, 561–563 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-011-0627-5

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