Free-flap reconstruction in the elderly patient;La reconstruction par lambeau libre chez le sujet âgé

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-423

  Perrot, P ^a   Le Floch, R ^a   Bellier Waast, F ^a   Bourdais, L ^a   Pannier, M ^a   Duteille, F ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

American Society of Anesthesiologists; Elderly; Free flap; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 52149112939     PISSN: 02941260     EISSN: 1768319X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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