Radial forearm free flap surgery: A modified skin-closure technique improving donor-site aesthetic appearance;Lembo microvascolare di avambraccio: Risultati estetici con variante personale di chiusura del sito donatore

Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 158-163

  Giordano, L ^a   Bondi, S ^a   Ferrario, F ^a   Fabiano, B ^a   Bussi, M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmetic appearance; Radial forearm free flap; Reconstructive surgery; Skin graft

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE;

FOREARM; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSPLANT DONOR SITE; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84861745091     PISSN: 0392100X     EISSN: 1827675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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