Optimizing the fascial closure: An analysis of 1261 abdominally based free flap reconstructions

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-260

  Cleveland, Emily C ^a   Fischer, John P ^a   Nelson, Jonas A ^a   Sieber, Brady ^a   Low, David W ^a   Kovach III, Stephen J ^a   Wu, Liza C ^a   Serletti, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Breast reconstruction; Complications; DIEP; Donor site morbidity; Hernia; Microsurgery; SIEA; TRAM

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FASCIA; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGERY; SURGICAL MESH; WOUND CLOSURE; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FASCIA; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84883270971     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318286380e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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