The use of the vascularized osteoseptocutaneous fibula transplant for extremity tumor reconstruction

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 84-91

  Levin, L Scott ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsurgery; Osteoseptocutaneous fibula

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002206118     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-6666(99)80026-3     Document Type: Article

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