An ideal and versatile material for soft-tissue coverage: Experiences with most modifications of the anterolateral thigh flap

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 377-383

  Özkan, Ömer ^a   Goşkunfirat, O Koray ^a   Özgentaş, H Ega ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Modifications; Versatile

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 3142689607     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830003     Document Type: Article

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