Salvage of the exposed irradiated knee joint with free tissue transfer

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 334-339

  Pu, Lee L Q ^a   Thomson, J Grant ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0034104305     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200044030-00015     Document Type: Article

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