Complications of fascia lata harvesting for ptosis surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 581-583

  Wheatcroft, S M ^a   Vardy, S J ^b   Tyers, A G ^c  

^a OXFORD EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FASCIA LATA; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; WALKING; WOUND;

EID: 0030843150     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.7.581     Document Type: Article

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