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World J Surg Proced. Jul 28, 2013; 3(2): 4-7
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v3.i2.4
A simple alternative technique for harvesting split thickness skin grafts
Leonidas Pavlidis, Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis, Nikolaos Costogloudis, Georgia-Alexandra Spyropoulou, Efterpi Demiri
Leonidas Pavlidis, Nikolaos Costogloudis, Georgia-Alexandra Spyropoulou, Efterpi Demiri, Plastic Surgery Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis, Department of Surgery, European Interbalkan Medical Center, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Author contributions: Pavlidis L and Costogloudis N performed the majority of surgeries; Spyropoulou GA performed the literature review and collected patient data; Pramateftakis MG and Demiri E designed, drafted and edited the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, European Interbalkan Medical Center, Asklipiou 10, Pylaia, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. mpramateftakis@hotmail.com
Telephone: +30-6976-794814 Fax: +30-2310-358000
Received: November 12, 2012
Revised: December 18, 2012
Accepted: December 22, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2013
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