Survival of a microvascular muscle flap despite the late occlusion of the inflow artery in a neuroischaemic diabetic foot

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-75

  Mätzke, Sorjo ^a   Tukiainen, Erkki J ^a   Lepäntalo, Mauri J A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angioneogenesis; Microsurgical muscle transplantation; Neuroischaemic ulcer; Occlusion of the inflow

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; ULCER; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0031047936     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844319709010508     Document Type: Article

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