Buried microvascular free flaps for reconstruction of soft–tissue defects

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1981, Pages 712-720

  O'Brien, Bernard McC ^a   Russell, Robert C ^a   Morrison, Wayne A ^a   Sully, Lance ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; FOOT; HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PLASTIC SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; THERAPY; THORAX WALL DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FACIAL HEMIATROPHY; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMAN; MALE; METHODS; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURGICAL FLAPS; SYNDACTYLY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0019817020     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198111000-00008     Document Type: Article

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