Thoracodorsal artery perforator flap and Latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap - Anatomical study of the constant skin paddle perforator locations

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2123-2127

  Schaverien, Mark ^a   Wong, Corrine ^a   Bailey, Steven ^a   Saint Cyr, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Latissimus dorsi flap; Perforator; Skin paddle; Thoracodorsal artery; Vascular anatomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GRAFT PERFUSION; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PADDLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACODORSAL ARTERY; THORACODORSAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP;

HUMANS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 78650417476     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.12.020     Document Type: Article

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