An algorithm for abdominal wall reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 202-216

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a   Lowe, James B ^a   Hackney, Fred L ^a   Bowman, Julie L ^a   Hobar, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ALGORITHM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; MUSCLE FLAP; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE EXPANSION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033973518     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200001000-00036     Document Type: Review

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