Timing of pedicle thrombosis and flap loss after free-tissue transfer

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1230-1233

  Kroll, Stephen S ^a,b   Schusterman, Mark A ^a   Reece, Gregory P ^a   Miller, Michael J ^a   Evans, Gregory R D ^a   Robb, Geoffrey L ^a   Baldwin, Bonnie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029987527     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199612000-00017     Document Type: Article

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