Perforators of the lower leg: Analysis of perforator locations and clinical application for pedicled perforator flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Schaverien, Mark ^a   Saint Cyr, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; GELATIN;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; FASCIA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER LEG; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TIBIAL ARTERY; ARTERY; HISTOLOGY; LEG; PLASTIC SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 48049110301     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181774386     Document Type: Article

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