The 'throw over flap': A modification of the propeller flap for reconstruction of non-adjacent soft tissue defects.

Indian J Plast Surg

Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery and Burns, Ganga Hospital, 313 Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Published: September 2011

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