The bipedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap: Clinical experience with 53 patients

Microsurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Karaaltin, Mehmet Veli ^a   Erdem, Adnan ^b   Canter, Ibrahim ^c   Çavdar, Günay ^a   Baghaki, Semih ^d  

^a Medical Park Bahcelievler Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Bursa State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DEXTRIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIPEDICLED LATISSIMUS DORSI MYOCUTANEOUS FREE FLAP; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; BURN; CHILD; DISSECTION; DONOR SITE; FOOT INJURY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; ISCHEMIA; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LEG; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERFORATOR FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; TISSUE INJURY; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950382538     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20724     Document Type: Article

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