Consideration of a thin flap as an entity and clinical applications of the thin anterolateral thigh flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 985-992

  Kimura, Naohiro ^a   Satoh, Kaneshige ^b  

^a Chiba Emergency Medical Center   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; DONOR SITE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029873553     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199604001-00016     Document Type: Article

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