Functional evaluation of anterolateral thigh flap donor sites: Isokinetic torque comparisons for knee function

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-237

  Tsuji, Naoko ^a   Suga, Hirotaka ^b   Uda, Koichi ^b   Sugawara, Yasushi ^b  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TISSUE DONORS; TORQUE;

EID: 44449149887     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20487     Document Type: Article

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