Various applications of the medial plantar flap to cover the defects of the plantar foot, posterior heel, and ankle

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 498-503

  Acikel, Cengiz ^a   Celikoz, Bahattin ^b   Yuksel, Fuat ^b   Ergun, Ozge ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; EDEMA; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SENSATION; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038416863     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000044141.35292.A7     Document Type: Article

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