Salvage of a below-the-knee amputation with a fillet of foot free flap: A 15-year follow-up

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-438

  Shaw, William W ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0029797456     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199610000-00016     Document Type: Article

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