Use of cross-extremity flaps stabilized with external fixation in severe pediatric foot and ankle trauma: An alternative to free tissue transfer

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-30

  Mooney III, James F ^a   DeFranzo, Anthony ^a   Marks, Malcolm W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross extremity flaps; External fixation; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEVICE; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FLAP;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANKLE INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0031985395     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199801000-00006     Document Type: Article

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