Risk factors for delayed healing at the free anterolateral thigh flap donor site

Background The free anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap has been widely used for various kinds of reconstructions. However, delayed healing at the donor site occasionally occurs due to wound dehiscence or the partial loss of grafted skin at the donor site. The aim of the present study was to...

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Main Authors: Yoshiro Abe, Keisuke Kashiwagi, Soushi Ishida, Kazuhide Mineda, Yutaro Yamashita, Ichiro Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-01-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2017.00563