Electromyographic assessment of rectus abdominis muscle function after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 156-161

  Bottero, Luc ^b   Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^b   Fadhul, Shaheed ^b   Raulo, Yvon ^b   Collins, E Dale ^b   Lantieri, Laurent ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 1242287098     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000095941.86060.8E     Document Type: Article

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