Microsurgical free tissue transfer: A valuable reconstructive procedure - Review of 75 cases

International Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-134

  Musharafieh, Ramzi S ^a   Saghieh, Said S ^a   Atiyeh, Bishara S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Composite tissue transfer; Free flap; Microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033109086     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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