Simplified nomenclature for compound flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1465-1470

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0034022096     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200004040-00032     Document Type: Review

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