Microvascular composite tissue transfer for the management of type IIIB and IIIC fractures of the distal leg and compound foot fractures

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 501-508

  Musharrafieh, Ramzi ^a   Osmani, Osmar ^a   Saghieh, Said ^a   El Hassan, Bassem ^a   Atiyeh, Bishara ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOSITE SKIN GRAFT; COMPOUND FRACTURE; CONTAMINATION; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORK RESUMPTION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0032703789     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000129     Document Type: Article

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