Biomechanical properties of scalp flaps and their correlations to reconstructive and aesthetic surgery procedures

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 94-98

  Raposio, Edoardo ^a,b,d   Nordström, Rolf E A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Nordstrom Hosp Plast Reconstr S   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Plastic surgery; Scalp flaps; Tensiometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; SCALP; SKIN FLAP; SKIN INCISION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0031942325     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1998.tb00093.x     Document Type: Article

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