Microvascular Transfer of Free Tissue for Closure of Bone Wounds of the Distal Lower Extremity

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 306, Issue 5, 1982, Pages 253-257

  May, James W ^a   Gallico, G Gregory ^a   Lukash, Frederick N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BONE; BONE DEFECT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; INJURY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERAPY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0020072533     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198202043060501     Document Type: Article

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