The subcutaneous pedicle tensor fascia lata flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 765-774

  Safak, Tunç ^a,b   Klebuc, Michael J A ^a   Keçik, Abdullah ^a   Shenaq, Saleh M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PELVIC DISEASE; PENIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ISLAND FLAP; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE; THIGH;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029877016     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199604000-00012     Document Type: Article

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