The anatomical and neurophysiological basis of the sensate free TRAM and DIEP flaps

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-45

  Yap, Lok Huei ^a,e   Stevenson, John Howard ^a   Whiten, Susan Challoner ^b   Forster, Alan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^d NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall innervation; DIEP flap; Sensation; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN SENSATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0036145294     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2001.3746     Document Type: Article

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