A novel cost-saving approach to the use of acellular dermal matrix (AlloDerm) in postmastectomy breast and nipple reconstructions

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 479-481

  Chen, Wei F ^a,b   Barounis, David ^a,b   Kalimuthu, Ramasamy ^a,b  

^a University of Illinois ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BREAST; BREAST IMPLANTS; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES;

EID: 76949092411     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c82da6     Document Type: Article

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