Incorporating a Racket-Handle Skin Bridge and Venous Supercharging to Improve Reliability of the Distally Based Anterolateral Thigh Flap

CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2015; 42(02): 240-241
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2015.42.2.240

Letter

Fangbo Lin

Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Auckland University Auckland New Zealand (Aotearoa)

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Manzhi Wong

Department of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore

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Khong-Yik Chew

Department of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore

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Bien-Keem Tan

Department of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore

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