Anterolateral thigh perforator flap: Varying perforator anatomy

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-155

  Chen, Hsin Han ^a   Lin, Meng Shi ^a   Chou, Erh Kang ^a   Chang, Sophia Chia Ning ^a   Chen, Hung Chi ^b   Xu, Enny ^b   Wu, Chao I ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ALT perforator flap; Perforator anatomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CHILD; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL CIRCUMFLEX FEMORAL ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAIWAN; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 68249152188     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181893888     Document Type: Article

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