A composite lateral arm flap for the secondary repair of a multiply ruptured achilles tendon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 1719-1723

  Sylaidis, Peter ^a   Fatah, M Fazel T ^b  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wordsley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINT; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TENDON RUPTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGED; ARM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0028790865     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199512000-00032     Document Type: Article

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