Impact of the successful flap but failed reconstruction on the true rate of success in free-tissue transfers

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 589-592

  Hallock, G G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033653713     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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