The free gracilis perforator flap: Is a perforator flap really indicated in the case of the gracilis flap?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1008-1009

  Momeni, Arash ^a   Bannasch, Holger ^b   Lee, Gordon K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; CLINICAL STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DONOR SITE; GRACILIS FLAP; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERFORATOR FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCAR FORMATION; SUPERFICIAL GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACODORSAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; TISSUE FLAP;

HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 70349274453     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b03a79     Document Type: Letter

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