Outcome of microvascular free-tissue transfer in lower extremity fractures

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 705-708

  Dennis II, Robert H ^a,b   McCampbell, Beth L ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Free flap surgery; Microvascular surgery; Tibial fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030281470     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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