Double free flaps for reconstruction of postburn anterior cervical contractures - Use of perforator flaps from the lateral circumflex femoral system

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 622-625

  Lin, Jeng Yee ^a,b   Tsai, Feng Chou ^a,b   Yang, Jui Yung ^a   Chuang, Shiow Shuh ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Renai Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN CONTRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; LIPECTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SPINE MOBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0041589136     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(03)00132-3     Document Type: Article

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