Island adipofascial flap for resurfacing of the Achilles tendon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1034-1038

  El Khatib, Hamdy ^a,b  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TIBIAL ARTERY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0030002744     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199611000-00017     Document Type: Article

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