Fate of free flap microanastomosis distal to the zone of injury in lower extremity trauma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1068-1073

  Kolker, Adam R ^a   Kasabian, Armen K ^a   Karp, Nolan S ^a   Gottlieb, Jacob J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0030894406     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199704000-00022     Document Type: Article

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