Salvage of a below knee amputation stump with a free sensate total sole flap preserving continuity of the posterior tibial nerve

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 470-472

  Arnez Z M ^a   Valdatta, L ^a   Sassoon, E ^a   Planinsek F ^a   Ahcan U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN FLAP;

EID: 0032167775     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1997.0144     Document Type: Article

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