Thiel embalming technique: A valuable method for microvascular exercise and teaching of flap raising

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Wolff, Klaus D ^a   Kesting, Marco ^a   Mücke, Thomas ^a   Rau, Andrea ^a   Hölzle, Frank ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; THIEL EMBALMING TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CADAVER; EMBALMING; GERMANY; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 44449164018     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20484     Document Type: Article

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