Skin grafts for the salvage of degloved below-knee amputation stumps

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 320-323

  Anderson, William D ^a   Stewart, Kenneth J ^a   Wilson, Yvonne ^a   Quaba, Awf A ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Below knee amputation; Skin graft

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE INJURY; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036319519     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3827     Document Type: Article

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