Preserving Osseous Viability in Osteocutaneous Flap Prefabrication: Experimental Study in Rabbits

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 571-576

  Akyürek, Mustafa ^a   Özkan, Ömer ^a   Bozkurt, M Fani ^a   Şafak, Tunç ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Osseous viability; Prefabricated osteocutaneous flaps

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MICROANGIOGRAPHY; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCAPULA; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; MICROSURGERY; RABBITS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0346118797     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815645     Document Type: Article

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