Combined vascular reconstruction and microvascular muscle flap transfer for salvage of ischaemic legs with major tissue loss and wound complications

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-69

  Lepantalo, M ^a   Tukiainen, E ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bypass surgery; Critical leg ischaemia; Diabetes mellitus; Free tissue transfer; Ischaemic tissue loss; Wound complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0029784825     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(96)80277-2     Document Type: Article

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