Reconstruction of soft-tissue defects using serratus anterior adipofascial free flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 925-929

  Kim, Yangwoo ^a,b   Chung, Yoonjae ^a   Kwon, Taekkeun ^a   Dongjin Lee, Jinhan Cha ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033050713     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199903000-00023     Document Type: Article

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