Is the platysma flap musculocutaneous? Angiographic study of the platysma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1018-1024

  Imanishi, Nobuaki ^a   Nakajima, Hideo ^b   Kishi, Kazuo ^b   Chang, Hak ^b   Aiso, Sadakazu ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; LEAD OXIDE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NECK; PLATYSMA MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

HUMANS; NECK; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 16344375879     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000154211.52778.71     Document Type: Article

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