The tensor fasciae latae myocutaneous flap closure of major chest and abdominal wall defects

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 666-669

  Gruen, Russell L ^a   Morrison, Wayne A ^a   Vellar, Ivo D ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fascia lata; Myocutaneous defects; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL DEFECT;

EID: 0031697369     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04841.x     Document Type: Article

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