The antero-lateral thigh (ALT) flap: A pragmatic approach [3]

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 837-839

  Burd, Andrew ^a   Pang, Peter ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIA; BLOOD VESSEL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DONOR SITE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; LETTER; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 0344897571     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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