Bipedicle strap flaps in reconstruction of longitudinal dorsal skin defects of the digits

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1205-1211

  Yii, Ngi Wieh ^b   Elliot, David ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032975374     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199904010-00016     Document Type: Article

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