Anatomical and technical aspects of harvesting the auricle as a neurovascular facial subunit transplant in humans

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1540-1545

  Ulusal, Betul Gozel ^b   Ulusal, Ali Engin ^b   Lin, Jeng Yee ^b   Tan, Bien Keem ^b   Wong, Chin Ho ^b   Song, Colin ^b   Wei, Fu Chan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MICRODISSECTION; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; EXTERNAL EAR; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION;

CADAVER; EAR AURICLE; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 38449119813     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000287992.28125.ce     Document Type: Article

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