The subscapular arterial tree as a source of microvascular arterial grafts

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2001-2005

  Valnicek, Stanley M ^b   Mosher, Matthew ^b   Hopkins, Jason K ^b   Rockwell, W Bradford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; DONOR SITE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ARTERY; AXILLARY ARTERY; BACK; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NECK MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIES; AXILLARY ARTERY; BACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES;

EID: 3242724265     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000122235.09892.DA     Document Type: Article

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