Effects of the number of pedicles on perfusion and survival of venous flaps: An experimental study in rabbits

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 278-286

  Yilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Menderes, Adnan ^a   Vayvada, Haluk ^a   Karaca, Can ^a   Barutçu, Ali ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; NONHUMAN; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERFUSION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RELIABILITY; VEIN GRAFT; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; EAR, EXTERNAL; MICROSURGERY; RABBITS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE SURVIVAL; VEINS; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0030881427     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199709000-00010     Document Type: Article

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