Free-flap monitoring using a chimeric sentinel muscle perforator flap

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 351-354

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b  

^a Lehigh Valley Hospitals ^*  (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Flap monitoring; Muscle perforator flaps; Sentinel flaps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANKLE ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 23844483847     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915200     Document Type: Article

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