Further Experience with the Medial Circumflex FemoralGRACILIS Perforator Free Flap

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-122

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b  

^a Lehigh Valaley Hospitals ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Gracilis; Medial circumflex femoral; Muscle perforator flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TINEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1342287200     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820766     Document Type: Article

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