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Review Article| Volume 31, ISSUE 1, P33-41, March 2023

Microvascular Gracilis Free Flap

Single and Double Innervation
  • Rahul Varman
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    Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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  • Matthew Q. Miller
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    Corresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina, 170 Manning Drive, Campus Box 7070, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.
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    Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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