Treatment of non-healing ulcers of the lower extremity with free muscle flaps. Case reports

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-108

  Arnljots, Björn ^a   Söderström, Torbjörn ^a   Svensson, Henry ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Free flaps; Leg ulcer; Peripheral vascular diseases; Surgery; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0031917970     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844319850158994     Document Type: Article

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