Comment on "closure of massive abdominal wall defects: A case report using the abdominal reapproximation anchor (ABRA) system" [5]

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 590-

  Canter, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Jackson, Ian T ^a  

^a Institute for Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ABDOMINAL REAPPROXIMATION ANCHOR SYSTEM; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EDEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34247499365     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000258131.48729.dd     Document Type: Letter

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