The great saphenous vein fasciocutaneous island flap for immediate calcaneal wound reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-195

  Isenberg, Jeffrey Scott ^a,b  

^a Midwest Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CALCANEUS; DIABETIC FOOT; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; VEINS;

EID: 0030877167     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199708000-00015     Document Type: Article

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