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Use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to heal post-operative defects at the radial forearm free flap donor site

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  1. Division of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, San Maurizio Hospital, Bolzano, Italy

    Giovanni Giorgetti, Luca Gazzini, Enrico Fazio & Luca Calabrese

  2. Division of Odontostomatology, San Maurizio Hospital, Bolzano, Italy

    Fabrizio Fontanella

  3. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Università degli studi di Verona, Piazzale Aristide Stefani, 1, 37126, Verona, Italy

    Giuseppe Nucera

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Giorgetti, G., Gazzini, L., Fazio, E. et al. Use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to heal post-operative defects at the radial forearm free flap donor site. Eur J Plast Surg 45, 507–508 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-021-01885-3

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