Donor-site morbidity of the inferior gluteal musculocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction in teenagers

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 617-620

  Dupéré, Sophie ^a   Bergeron, Léonard ^a   Bortoluzzi, Patricia ^a   Del Duca, Tina ^a   Caouette Laberge, Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Breast reconstruction; Donor site morbidity; Inferior gluteal flap

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFORMITY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SENSATION; SKIN NERVE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST; BUTTOCKS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 36749092839     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000259595.65804.2f     Document Type: Article

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