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W-plasty design of a bipedicled flap in lower extremity reconstruction

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keçiören Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Fatih Tekin, Ömer Faruk Taner, Candemir Ceran & Birol Civelek

  2. Metiş Çevreyolu Sitesi B Blok 99/9, Balgat, Ankara, Turkey

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Tekin, F., Taner, Ö.F., Ceran, C. et al. W-plasty design of a bipedicled flap in lower extremity reconstruction. Eur J Plast Surg 35, 487–488 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-012-0701-7

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