Coverage of a large soft-tissue defect of the chest with a free fillet forearm and hand flap

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 229-231

  Sakamura, Ritsuo ^a,c   Nohira, Kunihiko ^b   Shibata, Minoru ^c   Sugihara, Tsuneki ^d  

^a Plastic Surgery Unit   (Japan)

^b Soshundo Plastic Clinic   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forequarter amputation; Free fillet forearm and hand flap; Tumor resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; THORAX WALL DEFECT;

AMPUTATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0035019781     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14513     Document Type: Article

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