Study of the neural and vascular anatomy of the anterolateral thigh flap

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-371

  Zhang, Qixu ^a,b   Qiao, Qun ^a   Gould, Lisa J ^c   Myers, Wesley T ^b   Phillips, Linda G ^b  

^a PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL   (China)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Neural structure; Neurocutaneous flap; Perforator flap; Vascular structure

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADIPOFASCIAL FLAP; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANATOMY; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMUR; GRAFT PERFUSION; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; NERVE; NERVE PLEXUS; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN NERVE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE; VASCULARIZATION;

CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STAINING AND LABELING; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 74849083496     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.09.028     Document Type: Article

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