Ischial pressure sore coverage: A rationale for flap selection

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 374-379

  Foster, R D ^a   Anthony, J P ^a   Mathes, S J ^a   Huffman, W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE FLAP; WOUND CARE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030811352     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)90548-8     Document Type: Article

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