Sartorius transposition in the management of synthetic graft infection

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-177

  Galland, R B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; VASCULAR PATENCY; WOUND CLOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0036482984     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1540     Document Type: Article

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