Thermal Injury to TRAM flaps: A report of five cases

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1606-1609

  Beckenstein, Michael S ^a,b   Beegle, Phillip H ^a   Hartrampf Jr , Carl R ^a  

^a Atlanta Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 0030974985     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199705010-00021     Document Type: Article

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