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The pivot point in transposition flap planning: concept and surgical implications

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Leeuwarden Medical Center, 2 Henri Dunantweg, 8934 AD, Leeuwarden, Netherlands

    Klaas W. Marck

  2. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Jan J. van Wingerden

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Marck, K.W., van Wingerden, J.J. The pivot point in transposition flap planning: concept and surgical implications. Eur J Plast Surg 42, 211–212 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-018-1471-7

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