Stabilizing Morbidity and Predicting the Aesthetic Results of Radial Forearm Free Flap Donor Sites |
Yun, Tae Kyoung
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Eul Sik (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) Ahn, Duck Sun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) Park, Seung Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) Lee, Byung Il (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) Kim, Hyon Surk (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) You, Hi Jin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine) |
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