Impact of tissue expansion on flap prefabrication: An experimental study in rabbits

Microsurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Maitz, Peter K M ^a   Pribaz, Julian J ^a,b   Hergrueter, Charles A ^a  

^a Division of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE EXPANSION; TISSUE FLAP; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RABBITS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANDERS; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 0029819174     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2752(1996)17:1<35::AID-MICR7>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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