Radial forearm skin with flexor carpi radialis muscle: A useful composite free flap

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 486-489

  Sukkar, Samir M ^a   Saulis, Alexandrina S ^a   Dumanian, Gregory A ^a  

^a Div of Plast and Reconstr Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SKIN DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE CARCINOMA; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0036842010     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200211000-00007     Document Type: Article

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