The extended approach to the vascular pedicle of the anterolateral thigh perforator flap: Anatomical and clinical study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 997-1001

  Spyriounis, Petros K ^a  

^a Veteran's Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DONOR SITE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; DISSECTION; FEMORAL NERVE; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

DISSECTION; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 33645730419     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000200616.63843.a7     Document Type: Article

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