Efficacy of operative cure in pressure sore patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 272-278

  Disa, Joseph J ^a   Carlton, James M ^a   Goldberg, Nelson H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SKIN FLAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECUBITUS ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PARAPLEGIA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0026556610     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199202000-00012     Document Type: Article

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