Physical therapy implications following the TRAM procedure

Physical Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 765-770

  Manteiro, MaryEllen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Back pain; Breast; Mastectomy; Rectus abdominis muscle; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030839994     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/77.7.765     Document Type: Review

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