Comparison of fat necrosis between zone II and zone III in pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps: A prospective study of 400 consecutive cases

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-259

  Kim, Eun Key ^a   Lee, Taik Jong ^a,b   Eom, Jin Sup ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Fat necrosis; TRAM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34548224327     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000252770.15946.14     Document Type: Article

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