Rectus abdominis free-tissue transfer in lower extremity reconstruction: Review of 40 cases

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 341-345

  Musharafieh, R ^a   Macari, G ^a   Hayek, S ^a   El Hassan, B ^a   Atiyeh, B ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 0033859657     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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