Free tissue transfer for leg reconstruction in children

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 335-342

  Chiang, Y C ^a   Jeng, S F ^a   Yeh, M C ^a   Liu, Y T ^a   Chen, H T ^a   Wei, F C ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GAIT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCAR; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030759303     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)90542-7     Document Type: Article

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