Rat dorsal paired island skin flaps: A precise model for flap survival evaluation

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 211-216

  Ohara, Hirotoshi ^a   Kishi, Kazuo ^a   Nakajima, Tatsuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axial pattern flap; Bone marrow; Flap model; Flap survival evaluation; Vascular territory

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; ISLAND FLAP; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; VASCULAR PEDICLE;

ANIMALS; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 58849135860     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.57.211     Document Type: Article

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