A realistic complication analysis of 70 sural artery flaps in a multimorbid patient group

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-140

  Baumeister, Steffen P ^a   Spierer, Roberto ^b   Erdmann, Detlev ^b   Sweis, Ranja ^b   Levin, L Scott ^b   Germann, Guenter K ^b  

^a NONE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PARAPLEGIA; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPASTICITY; SURAL ARTERY; SURAL ARTERY FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0038450137     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000066167.68966.66     Document Type: Article

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