Free fibula donor-site morbidity: The Mayo experience with 100 consecutive harvests

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-110

  Babovic, Srdan ^a   Johnson, Craig H ^a   Finical, Stephan J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DONOR; FEMALE; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; WOUND CARE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034053187     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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