The utility of the microvascular anastomotic coupler in free tissue transfer

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-102

  Grewal, Amandeep S ^a   Erovic, Boban ^a   Strumas, Nick ^b   Enepekides, Danny J ^a   Higgins, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free tissue transfer; Microvascular anastomosis; Ring pin; Venous coupler

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861910378     PISSN: 11952199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/229255031202000213     Document Type: Review

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