Pretibial injuries in the elderly: a prospective trial of early mobilisation versus bed rest following surgical treatment

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 594-598

  Budny, P G ^a   Lavelle, J ^a   Regan, P J ^a   Roberts, A H N ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED REST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACERATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BED REST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LEG INJURIES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0027367232     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: 14653087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0007-1226(93)90113-P     Document Type: Article

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