Heterotopic ossification arising from an anterolateral thigh free flap donor site: a previously unreported phenomenon

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Marlborough, Fergal (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) ;
Berner, Juan Enrique (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) ;
Saleh, Daniel Bernard (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) ;
Ragbir, Maniram (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

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