Pedicled latissimus dorsi transfer for immediate soft-tissue coverage and elbow flexion

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1742-1744

  Mordick II, Thomas G ^a,b   Britton, Eric N ^a   Brantigan, Charles ^a  

^a Institute for Limb Preservation   (United States)

^b Porter Medical Plaza ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VEIN GRAFT; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0030959975     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199705010-00043     Document Type: Article

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