Dynamic reconstruction of large abdominal defects using a free rectus femoris musculocutaneous flap with normal motor function

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 420-424

  Koshima, Isao ^a   Nanba, Yuzaburo ^a   Tutsui, Tetsuya ^a   Takahashi, Yoshio ^a   Itoh, Seiko ^a   Kobayashi, Ryozo ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CASE REPORT; DONOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NERVE TRANSECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0037380491     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000032304.45784.F6     Document Type: Article

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