Risk factors for delayed healing at the free anterolateral thigh flap donor site |
Abe, Yoshiro
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science)
Kashiwagi, Keisuke (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science) Ishida, Soushi (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science) Mineda, Kazuhide (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science) Yamashita, Yutaro (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science) Hashimoto, Ichiro (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science) |
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