Use of the anterolateral thigh free flap for upper-extremity reconstruction

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 859-864

  Wang, Howard T ^a   Fletcher, James W ^b   Erdmann, Detlev ^a   Levin, L Scott ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh free flap; Hand; Reconstruction; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOREARM; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 22544453306     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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