The superiorly based rectus abdominis flap: Predicting and enhancing its blood supply based on an anatomic and clinical study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 713-720

  Miller, Leonard B ^a,b   Bostwick, John ^a,b   Hartrampf, Carl R ^a,b   Hester, T Roderick ^a,b   Nahai, Foad ^a,b  

^a Emory University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; BLOOD VESSELS; BREAST; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MASTECTOMY; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY; THORAX;

EID: 0023914403     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198805000-00012     Document Type: Article

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