Abstract: The Usage Of Adipofascial Anterolateral Thigh Flap For The Reconstruction Of Soft Tissue Defects At Extremities
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IntroductIon: Although reconstruction with adipofascial anterolateral thigh flap (ALTA) is commonly recommended treatment alternative for the extremity defects there are a few studies published in the literature. In this study it was aimed to show the advantageous and disadvantageous of ALTA flap due to experiences that we got from 9 patients at whom superficial extremity defects were reconstructed with ALTA flap.
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016