Viability of the rectus abdominis muscle following internal mammary artery ligation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 234-237

  Paletta, Christian E ^a   Vogler, George ^a   Freedman, Bruce ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMAL; DOGS; FEMALE; LIGATION; MAMMARY ARTERIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

EID: 0027171509     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199308000-00006     Document Type: Article

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