Use of the vascular closure staple clip applier for microvascular anastomosis in free-flap surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-110

  Cope, Charles ^a   Lee, Ken ^a   Stern, Harvey ^a   Pennington, David ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033919383     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200007000-00020     Document Type: Article

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