Functional Reconstruction of a Large Anterior Thigh Defect Using Contralateral Anterolateral Thigh Flap with Tensor Fasciae Latae and Motorized Vastus Lateralis

Alexander B. Dillon; Sammy Sinno; Keith Blechman; Russell Berman; Pierre Saadeh

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1372479

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

J Reconstr Microsurg 2015; 31(01): 079-082
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1372479

Letter to the Editor: Short Report

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Functional Reconstruction of a Large Anterior Thigh Defect Using Contralateral Anterolateral Thigh Flap with Tensor Fasciae Latae and Motorized Vastus Lateralis

Alexander B. Dillon

¹Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York

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Sammy Sinno

¹Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York

,

Keith Blechman

¹Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York

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Russell Berman

²Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York

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Pierre Saadeh

¹Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York

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