Skin Thickness of the Anterior, Anteromedial, and Anterolateral Thigh: A Cadaveric Study for Split-Skin Graft Donor Sites |
Chan, Jeffrey C.Y.
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Galway University Hospital)
Ward, John (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Galway University Hospital) Quondamatteo, Fabio (Department of Anatomy, National University of Ireland) Dockery, Peter (Department of Anatomy, National University of Ireland) Kelly, John L. (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Galway University Hospital) |
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