Can superficial veins reverse flow through valves in distally based fasciocutaneous flaps?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 995-

  Chang, Shu Min ^a   Chen, Zhong Wei ^a  

^a The Eighty fifth Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMAN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS; VEINS;

EID: 0025793816     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199105000-00038     Document Type: Letter

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