A reappraisal of axial and nonaxial lower leg fascial flaps: An anatomic study in human cadavers

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 993-1000

  Batchelor, John S ^a   McGuinness, Anne ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LOWER LEG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029922132     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199604001-00017     Document Type: Article

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