Preexpanded distant "super-thin" intercostal perforator flaps for facial reconstruction without the need for microsurgery

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1203-1208

  Lu, F ^a,b   Gao, J H ^a   Ogawa, R ^b   Hykusoku, H ^b  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior intercostal perforator flap (AICP); Distant; Face reconstruction; Preexpanded

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FACE MALFORMATION; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN COLOR; SKIN FLAP; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ADULT; BURNS; CICATRIX; FACE; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 33749621115     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.03.052     Document Type: Article

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