Lateral thoracic flap for donor site repair of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1004-1007

  Chan, Yu Wai ^a   Man Ng, Raymond Wai ^a   Wing Yuen, Anthony Po ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Donor site morbidity; Lateral thoracic flap; Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; HUMAN; LATERAL THORACIC FLAP TECHNIQUE; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE DEFECT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL;

AGED; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC WALL; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67650089114     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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