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European Journal of Plastic Surgery

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01-10-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Implant exposure repaired combining the use of acellular dermal matrix and lateral thoracodorsal flap

Authors: Guido Torresini, Antonella Sozio, Emanuele Garreffa, Maurizio Brucchi, Riccardo Lucantoni

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 5/2015

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Title: Implant exposure repaired combining the use of acellular dermal matrix and lateral thoracodorsal flap
Authors: Guido Torresini
Antonella Sozio
Emanuele Garreffa
Maurizio Brucchi
Riccardo Lucantoni
Publication date: 01-10-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-015-1101-6

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