Durability of prefabricated versus normal random flaps against a bacterial challenge

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 372-377

  Ko, Clifford Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; INOCULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE NECROSIS; ULCER; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ANIMALS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031013683     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199702000-00010     Document Type: Article

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