Development of a clinically useful mechanical leech device that promotes flap survival in an animal model of venous-congested skin flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 138-147

  Cottler, Patrick S ^a   Skalak, Thomas C ^a,b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LEECH; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN FLAP; VENOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0034910947     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200108000-00006     Document Type: Article

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