Anatomical study of lateral circumflex femoral arterial system for the anterolateral thigh flap

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-288

  Fathi, M ^a   Reza Fathi, H ^a   Hatamipour, E ^a   Abbasi, A ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Surgical flaps; Thigh

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMORAL ARTERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 52449109182     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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