Subcutaneous fat layer in different donor regions used for harvesting microvascular soft tissue flaps in slender and adipose patients

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 544-547

  Sieg, Peter ^a   Hakim, S G ^a   Bierwolf, S ^a   Hermes, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Free flaps; Head and neck reconstruction; Microsurgical tissue transfer; Subcutaneous fat layer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY REGIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; ULTRASOUND; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 1342304971     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0397     Document Type: Article

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