Donor site morbidity after rectus abdominis muscle flaps

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 173-180

  Lutz, B S ^a,b   Khawaja, S ^a   Ingianni, G ^a  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal morbidity; Rectus abdominis muscle flaps; TRAM; VRAM

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; OBESITY; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NECROSIS; SMOKING; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0030748836     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01152185     Document Type: Article

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