Widely split latissimus dorsi muscle flaps for reconstruction of long soft-tissue defects in lower extremities

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 706-709

  Lin, Chih Hung ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LIMB DISEASE; LIMB INJURY; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033955265     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200002000-00036     Document Type: Article

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