A novel axial pattern skin flap based on the lateral thoracic artery in the dog: Lateral thoracic skin flap

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-77

  Anderson, D M ^a,c   Charlesworth, T C ^a,b   White, R A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Eastcott Veterinary Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Queen's Veterinary School Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lateral thoracic; Reconstruction; Skin flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DOG; ELBOW; FEMALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; ROTATION; SKIN FLAP; SKIN STRUCTURE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 2942578090     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1636479     Document Type: Article

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