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Comment
. 2019 Mar;143(3):862-863.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005388.

Discussion: The Timing of Alloplastic Cranioplasty in the Setting of Previous Osteomyelitis

Richard A Hopper  1
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Discussion: The Timing of Alloplastic Cranioplasty in the Setting of Previous Osteomyelitis

Richard A Hopper. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar.
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