Stepladder V-Y advancement flap for repair of postero-plantar heel ulcers

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 657-661

  Hayashi, A ^a   Maruyama, Y ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCAR; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031470330     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)90516-6     Document Type: Article

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