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. 2020 Jun;145(6):1099e-1100e.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006873.

Sensory Recovery of the Breast following Innervated and Noninnervated DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

Kaneka Joy Bernard  1 , Philippa K Drury, James K-K Chan
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Sensory Recovery of the Breast following Innervated and Noninnervated DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

Kaneka Joy Bernard et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jun.
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