title: The sensate medial dorsal intercostal artery perforator flap as an option for treatment of dorsal cervicothoracic midline defects.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine; University of Tromsø, and; Department of Radiology; University Hospital North Norway (Weum) Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery; University Hospital North Norway; Tromsø, Norway (de Weerd).
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weum
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Weerd
mesh_terms: D001415:Back / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*
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references.citation: de Weerd L, Weum S. The sensate medial dorsal intercostal artery perforator flap for closure of cervicothoracic midline defects after spinal surgery: An anatomic study and case reports. Ann Plast Surg. 2009;63:418–421.
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