A prospective study of microvascular free-flap surgery and outcome

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 711-721

  Khouri, Roger K ^a   Cooley, Brian C ^b   Kunselman, Allen R ^b   Landis, J Richard ^b   Yeramian, Patrick ^b   Ingram, Diane ^b   Natarajan, Nirmala ^b   Benes, Charles O ^b   Wallemark, Carl ^b   Anthony, J ^b   Ozbek, M ^b   Baundet, J ^b   Pederson, W C ^b   Buncke Jr , H J ^b   Pribaz, J ^b   Germann, G ^b   Russavage, J ^b   Grotting, J ^b   Schusterman, M ^b   Hovius, S ^b   Sherman, R ^b   Kasabian, A ^b   Steinau, H ^b   Khouri, R K ^b   Swartz, W ^b   Levin, L S ^b   Upton, J ^b   Lineaweaver, W ^b   Vedder, N ^b   Mirrison, W ^b   Wei, F C ^b   Nahai, F ^b   more..

^a Miami Hand Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CANCER; CHILD; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MICROVASCULATURE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN GRAFT; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0345798155     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199809010-00015     Document Type: Article

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