Discussion: Vascular considerations in composite midfacial allotransplantation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 523-524

  Mathes, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTERY; CADAVER; FACE; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIES; CADAVER; FACE; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 76949103843     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c91bfa     Document Type: Short Survey

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