The utility of the posterior thigh flap for complex pelvic and perineal reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 146-155

  Friedman, Jeffrey D ^a,b,c,d   Reece, Gregory R ^a,b,c,d   Eldor, Liron ^a,b,c,d  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Weill Cornell Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PERINEUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIS; PERINEUM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954661177     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181da8769     Document Type: Article

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