Use of a local fasciocutaneous flap for treatment of exposed vascular grafts to the dorsalis pedis artery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 194-196

  McPhee, Joseph R ^a,b   Scher, Larry A ^a,b   Israeli, Ron ^a,b   Ombrellino, Michael ^a,b   Friedman, Steven G ^a,b   Safa, Toufic K ^a,b  

^a North Shore University Hospital ^*

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DONOR SITE; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FOOT; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL WOUND; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; INFECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FOOT; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0038108831     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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