Distally based anterolateral thigh flap: An anatomic and clinical study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1768-1775

  Pan, Shin Chen ^a   Yu, Jui Chin ^a   Shieh, Shyh Jou ^a   Lee, Jing Wei ^a   Huang, Bu Miin ^a   Chiu, Haw Yen ^a,b  

^a Natl Cheng Kung University Hospital ^*

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CADAVER; CLINICAL STUDY; DONOR SITE; FASCIA; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; LATERAL CIRCUMFLEX FEMORAL ARTERY; LEG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; THIGH; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 14944352214     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000142416.91524.4C     Document Type: Article

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