Effects of thinning the anterolateral thigh flap on the blood supply to the skin

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-408

  Alkureishi, Lee W T ^a   Shaw Dunn, J ^a   Ross, G L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Microvasculature; Thinning

Indexed keywords

INDIAN INK; LATEX; RUBBER;

ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIA; MICROVASCULATURE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH;

EID: 0043169409     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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