Comparison of TRAM and DIEP flap physiology in a rat model

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1179-1184

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b   Rice, David C ^a,b  

^a Lehigh Valley Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

EID: 14944361300     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000135856.70756.F2     Document Type: Article

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