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European Journal of Plastic Surgery
Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery 1/2018

01-02-2018 | Short Communication

Exploring Furnas-McGregor paradox: describing normal distribution in central limb stereometric gain in 60° Z-plasty

Authors: Marco Aurelio Rendón-Medina, Marco Antonio Rendón-Pimentel

Published in: European Journal of Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2018

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Excerpt

Z-plasty is a surgical technique commonly performed in dermatology and plastic surgery. This method is versatile and easy to learn. There are many technical variations to simple Z-plasties, serial Z-plasties, four-flap, five-flap, double-opposing z-plasty, asymmetrical z-plasties, and other modifications [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Exploring Furnas-McGregor paradox: describing normal distribution in central limb stereometric gain in 60° Z-plasty
Authors
Marco Aurelio Rendón-Medina
Marco Antonio Rendón-Pimentel
Publication date
01-02-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0930-343X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0130
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-017-1352-5

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