The midabdominal rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap: Review of 236 flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 189-197

  Slavin, Sumner A ^a   Goldwyn, Robert M ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; AGED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; METHODS; MIDDLE AGE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0023864763     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198802000-00008     Document Type: Article

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