The rat model in microsurgery education: Classical exercises and new horizons

Archives of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 201-208

  Shurey, Sandra ^a   Akelina, Yelena ^b   Legagneux, Josette ^c   Malzone, Gerardo ^d   Jiga, Lucian ^e   Ghanem, Ali Mahmoud ^f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Microsurgery Research and Training Laboratory Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c International School of Paris   (France)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e Pius Branzeu Center for Laparoscopic Surgery and Microsurgery   (Romania)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laboratories; Microsurgery; Models, educational; Rats

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMORAL ARTERY; KIDNEY AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SUTURING METHOD; TRAINING; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 84901336738     PISSN: 22346163     EISSN: 22346171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.201     Document Type: Article

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