Tissue expansion: A method to preserve bone length and joints following traumatic amputations of the leg - A follow-up of five legs amputated at different levels

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1065-1071

  Wieslander, Jan B ^a   Wendeberg, Bo ^b   Linge, Gösta ^b   Buttazzoni, Gunnar ^b   Buttazzoni, A M ^b  

^a Institute of Plastic Surgery   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG LENGTHENING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 0029872545     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199604001-00030     Document Type: Article

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