Functional free latissimus dorsi muscle flap to the proximal lower extremity

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 410, Issue , 2003, Pages 285-288

  Willcox, Todd M ^a   Smith, Anthony A ^a   Beauchamp, Christopher ^c   Meland, N Bradly ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Meland Clinic   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMORAL NERVE; FUNCTION TEST; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE RESECTION; NERVE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATIENT MOBILITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR GROWTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038405135     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000063601.67412.58     Document Type: Article

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