Anterolateral thigh flap: Ideal free flap choice for lower extremity soft-tissue reconstruction

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 225-233

  Yildirim, Serkan ^a,b   Gideroǧlu, Kaan ^b   Aköz, Tayfun ^b  

^a Kartal Dr L Kirdar Educ/Res H ^*  (Turkey)

^b DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Lower extremity; Soft tissue reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLIABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSATION; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; THIGH; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0038319098     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40578     Document Type: Article

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