The suprafascial course of lower leg perforators: An anatomical study |
Vaienti, Luca
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato)
Cottone, Giuseppe (Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti) De Francesco, Francesco (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato) Borelli, Francesco (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato) Zaccaria, Giovanna (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of Modena) Amendola, Francesco (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato) |
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