Autologous fat grafting: A technique for stabilization of the microvascular pedicle in diep flap reconstruction

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 495-498

  Bar Meir, Eran D ^a   Yueh, Janet H ^a   Tobias, Adam M ^a   Lee, Bernard T ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS FAT GRAFT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FAT NECROSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PEDICLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMAPLASTY; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 54949122115     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20532     Document Type: Article

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