The transverse myocutaneous gracilis flap: technical refinements

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-313

  Fattah, Adel ^a   Figus, Andrea ^a   Mathur, Bhagwat ^a   Ramakrishnan, Venkat V ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Free flap; Gracilis muscle flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS FLAP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SEROMA; SKIN DEFECT; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TRANSVERSE MYOCUTANEOUS GRACILIS FLAP; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74849136151     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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