Perforator flap breast reconstruction

Breast Disease

Volumn 16, Issue , 2002, Pages 93-106

  Weiler Mithoff, Eva ^a   Hodgson, Elaine L B ^b   Malata, Charles M ^b  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; BACK; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BUTTOCK; DISSECTION; DONOR SITE; EXPERIENCE; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN FLAP; STANDARD; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0041924970     PISSN: 08886008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BD-2002-16114     Document Type: Review

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