Anterolateral thigh flap: from anatomic study to surgical technique;Le lambeau antérolatéral de cuisse : de l'étude anatomique à la technique chirurgicale

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-238

  Ouezzani, S ^a   Gangloff, D ^a   Garrido, I ^b   Grolleau, J L ^a   Guitard, J ^c   Chavoin, J P ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b INSTITUT CLAUDIUS REGAUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Lateral circonflex femoral artery; Perforator flap

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649181079     PISSN: 02941260     EISSN: 1768319X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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