The lateral calcaneal island flap for sensate coverage of heel defects

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 299-302

  Ercocen A R ^a,b   Can, Z ^a   Yormuk, E ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heel defects; Lateral calcaneal island flap; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HEEL; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031666595     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002380050101     Document Type: Article

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