The ulnar artery perforator based islanded V-Y flap closure of the radial forearm flap donor site

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 421-423

  Shoaib, Taimur ^a   Van Niekerk, William J C ^a   Morley, Stephen ^a   Ellabban, Mohamed A ^a   Soutar, David S ^a  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN ISLAND FLAP; SKIN SURGERY; ULNAR ARTERY;

FOREARM; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULNAR ARTERY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 60449091851     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.05.038     Document Type: Letter

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