Use of the vascular pedicle of a previously transferred muscle as the recipient vessel for a subsequent vascularized bone flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1129-1133

  Jeng, Seng Feng ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0030891746     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199704000-00032     Document Type: Article

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