Reconstruction of through-and-through gunshot wounds to the feet with free gracilis muscle flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 286-291

  Pu, Lee L Q ^a,c   Medalie, Daniel A ^a   Lawrence, Steven J ^b   Vasconez, Henry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; FOOT SURGERY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS MUSCLE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; MUSCLE FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0037336484     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000046785.28027.64     Document Type: Article

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