Dynamic reconstruction of the abdominal wall using a reinnervated free rectus femoris muscle transfer

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-203

  Koshima, Isao ^a   Moriguchi, Takahiko ^a   Inagawa, Kiichi ^a   Urushibara, Katsuyuki ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032799728     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199943020-00017     Document Type: Article

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