A Five-Year Single-Surgeon Experience: Continuous Series of Microvascular Free Flap and Factors Influencing Its Viability

• Parintosa Atmodiwirjo
• Rezania Mochtar
• Mohamad Rachadian Ramadan
• Sara Ester Triatmoko
• Nadhira Anindita Ralena

Volume 12, Issue 1, (2025): Jurnal Plastik Rekonstruksi | Pages : 1-7

DOI: 10.14228/jprjournal.v12i1.362   Reader : 76 times PDF Download : 19 times

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