Chimeric flap in clinical use

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 457-467

  Huang, Wei Chao ^a   Chen, Hung Chi ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^a   Cheng, Ming Huei ^a   Schnur, David P ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIMERA; DISSECTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MICROSURGERY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; ORGAN DONOR; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 0037811475     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-1298(03)00046-4     Document Type: Review

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