Anatomy of the proximal cutaneous perforator vessels of the gracilis muscle

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-448

  Kappler, U A ^a   Constantinescu, M A ^a   Buchler U ^a   Vögelin, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomy of perforator vessels; Gracilis perforator flap

Indexed keywords

INK; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMUR; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ARTERIES; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; INDIGOTINDISULFONATE SODIUM; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SILICONES; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 18444370594     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.11.021     Document Type: Article

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