A new twist to the myocutaneous turnover flap for closure of a spinal defect

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1167-1170

  Hill, C ^a,b   Riaz, M ^b  

^a Ulster Hospital ^*

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; FASCIA LATA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031669525     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199809020-00039     Document Type: Article

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