Biomechanical properties of skin during tissue expansion for breast-reconstructive surgery;Propriétés biomécaniques de la peau au cours de l'expansion tissulaire en reconstruction mammaire

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-50

  Nizet, J L ^a   Pierard G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast augmentation; Mechanobiology; Reconstruction; Skin

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449118862     PISSN: 02941260     EISSN: 1768319X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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