Reconstruction of four metatarsal bone and soft-tissue defects using a serratus anterior muscle rib osteomyocutaneous free flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1616-1619

  Kurokawa, Masato ^a   Muneuchi, Gen ^a   Hamagami, Hiroshi ^a   Fujita, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGAHAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE REMODELING; CASE REPORT; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; FOOT INJURY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT;

ADULT; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0031832282     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199805000-00029     Document Type: Article

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