Autogenous rib grafts for reconstruction of sternal defects after partial resection: A new surgical technique

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Chai, Ying ^a   Zhang, Guofei ^a   Shen, Gang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE ATROPHY; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB MALFORMATION; SKIN INCISION; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BONE NEOPLASMS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STERNUM;

EID: 43149101648     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31816b12d2     Document Type: Letter

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