The Great Saphenous Vein-An Underrated Recipient Vein in Free Flap Plasty for Lower Extremity Reconstruction: A Retrospective Monocenter Study |
Meiwandi, Abdulwares
(Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten-Herdecke University)
Kamper, Lars (Department of Radiology, Radiology, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke) Kuenzlen, Lara (Department of Plastic and Aesthetic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery, AGAPLESION Markus Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main) Rieger, Ulrich M. (Department of Plastic and Aesthetic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery, AGAPLESION Markus Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main) Bozkurt, Ahmet (Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten-Herdecke University) |
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