Clinical experience of 1284 free anterolateral thigh flaps

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 239-244

  Gedebou, T M ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^b   Lin, C H ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Perforator flap

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; PERFORATOR FLAP; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ARTERIES; FACE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 0036663510     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36290     Document Type: Conference Paper

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