Management of wounds of exposed or infected knee prostheses

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-77

  Casanova, D ^a   Hulard, O ^a   Zalta, R ^a   Bardot, J ^a   Magalon, G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

Gastrocnemius flap; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; KNEE AMPUTATION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE FLAP; SKIN DEFECT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035103463     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310151032637     Document Type: Article

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