The transverse myocutaneous gracilis free flap: A valuable tissue source in autologous breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-73

  Wechselberger, Gottfried ^a,b,c   Schoeller, Thomas ^a,b  

^a Ludwig Boltzmann Institute ^*

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY CANCER; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142735190     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000127797.62020.D4     Document Type: Article

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