A comparison of factors affecting aesthetic outcomes of tram flap breast reconstructions

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 860-864

  Kroll, Stephen S ^a   Allen Coffey, J ^a   Winn, Rodger J ^a   Schusterman, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BREAST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029154881     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199509001-00015     Document Type: Article

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