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The anterior tibial artery perforator (ATAP) flap is vascularized by perforators of the anterior tibial artery and has been reported by several authors [1–6].
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Hou, C., Chang, S., Lin, J., Song, D. (2015). Anterior Tibial Artery Perforator Flap. In: Surgical Atlas of Perforator Flaps. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9834-1_23
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