Laterally based skin flap for below-knee amputation: Case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 869-871

  Catre, Mel G ^a   Lieberman, Isador H ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030778210     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199711000-00025     Document Type: Article

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