Neurovascular anatomy of the rectus femoris muscle related to functioning muscle transfer

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 102-106

  Yang, Daping ^b   Morris, Steven F ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0033052837     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199907000-00015     Document Type: Article

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