The relative importance of the deep and superficial vascular systems for delay of the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap as demonstrated in a rat model

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1052-1057

  Sano, Kazufumi ^a   Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a   Rice, David C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; ARTERY LIGATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PEER REVIEW;

EID: 0036192706     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200203000-00041     Document Type: Article

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