The island posterior calf fasciocutaneous flap: An alternative to the gastrocnemius muscle for cover of knee and tibial defects

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1529-1536

  Shaw, A D ^a   Ghosh, S J ^a   Quaba, A A ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031803699     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199805000-00016     Document Type: Article

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