Rhombic Flaps: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

rhombic flaps, rhomboid flap, skin flap, skin flaps, rhombus flap, transposition flap, rhombus-shaped defect, local flap, full-thickness local flap, random flap, Limberg flap, Dufourmentel flap, Webster flap, M-plasty

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Anthony P Sclafani, MD, Director of Facial Plastic Surgery, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College
Anthony P Sclafani, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American College of Surgeons
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Michael Fozo, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York Medical College
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Gregory Branham, MD, Vice-Chair, Director, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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