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DECLARATIONS
Acknowledgments
David C. Rice, B.S., P.E., St. Luke’s Hospital, Sacred Heart Division, Allentown, Pennsylvania, assisted with
thermograms and flap harvest.
Authors’ contributions
The author contributed solely to the article.
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Conflicts of interest
The author declared that there are no conflicts of interest.
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