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Research Article| Volume 18, ISSUE 4, P278-282, July 1987

The use of controlled tissue expansion for secondary reconstruction in injury

  • A.R. Dent
    Affiliations
    Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent, U.K.
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  • Y.P. Gupta
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    Requests for reprints should be addressed to: Y. P. Gupta frcs, The Regional Plastic and Jaw Surgery Unit, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands.
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    Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent, U.K.
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