The "Eve" Procedure: The Transfer of Vascularized Seventh Rib, Fascia, Cartilage, and Serratus Muscle to Reconstruct Difficult Defects

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 527-535

  Guelinckx, P J ^a   Sinsel, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CARTILAGE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; FASCIA; FEMALE; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MUSCLE GRAFT; OSTEOLYSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CARTILAGE; CLAVICLE; FACIAL INJURIES; FASCIA; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR INJURIES; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLES; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RIBS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0030065330     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199603000-00005     Document Type: Article

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