Abdominal sequelae after pedicled TRAM flap breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 723-729

  Petit, J Y ^a   Rietjens, M ^a   Ferreira, M A R ^a   Montrucoli, D ^a   Lifrange, E ^a   Martinelli, P ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DONOR SITE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CICATRIX; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0030996645     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199703000-00019     Document Type: Article

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