Rectus abdominis free muscle flap for reconstruction in nine dogs

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-265

  Miller, Jonathan M ^a   Lanz, Otto I ^b   Degner, Daniel A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LIMB; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; DOGS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; MALE; MOUTH; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECORDS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34247351213     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2007.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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