Patient-reported donor-site morbidity following anterolateral thigh free flaps

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 365-370

  Lipa, Joan E ^a   Novak, Christine B ^b   Binhammer, Paul A ^a,b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterolateral flap; Donor site morbidity; Fascia; Free flap; Patient outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; ESTHETICS; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HERNIA; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SEROMA; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 23844500325     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-915203     Document Type: Article

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