Expanded latissimus dorsi free flap for the treatment of extensive post-burn neck contracture

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 373-377

  Takushima, Akihiko ^a   Harii, Kiyonori ^a   Asato, Hirotaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Expanded flap; Latissimus dorsi flap; Neck contracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; BURN SCAR; CASE REPORT; FACE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; NECK; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BURNS; CONTRACTURE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MICROSURGERY; NECK; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036077652     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33018     Document Type: Article

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