Unusual branching of the lateral circumflex femoral arterial system for anterolateral thigh flaps [12]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2481-

  Alkureishi, Lee W T ^a   Ross, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LATERAL CIRCUMFLEX FEMORAL ARTERY; LETTER; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH FLAP;

FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 0037643430     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000063130.75197.7A     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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2. Song, Y. G., Chen, G. Z., and Song, Y. L. The free thigh flap: A new free flap concept based on the septocutaneous artery. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 37: 149, 1984.
3. Kimata, Y., Uchiyama, K., Ebihara, S., Nakatsuka, T., and Harii, K. Anatomic variations and technical problems of the anterolateral thigh flap: A report of 74 cases. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 102: 1517, 1998.