Paraumbilical perforator-based pedicled abdominal flap for extensive soft-tissue deficiencies of the forearm and hand

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-368

  Yilmaz, Sarper ^a   Saydam, Mutlu ^a   Seven, Ergin ^a   Ercocen, Ali Riza ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal flap; Hand injuries; Paraumbilical perforator; Pedicled flap; Periumbilical perforator

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FLAP; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL FLAPS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 15944387701     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000154871.97860.ea     Document Type: Article

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