Superficial versus deep: Options in venous drainage of the radial forearm free flap

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 536-541

  Netscher, David T ^a,d   Sharma, Sanjay ^b   Alford, Eugene L ^a   Thornby, John ^c   Leibman, Neville S ^b  

^a Dermatology Service   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0029882514     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199605000-00017     Document Type: Article

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