The key roles of the deep fascia of the anterolateral thigh flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 757-758

  Agostini, Tommaso ^a   Agostini, Vittorugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FASCIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PLASTIC SURGERY; THIGH;

FASCIA; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 76949096747     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c8310a     Document Type: Letter

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