Physiological differences for distinct somatic sensory modalities and sweating among the donor sites of cutaneous and fasciocutaneous free flaps

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Ahcan U ^a   Arnez Z M ^a   Kristan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous and fasciocutaneous free flaps; Sensation; Sweating

Indexed keywords

NINHYDRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SENSATION; SKIN FLAP; SWEATING; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SWEATING;

EID: 0034073097     PISSN: 00015423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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