A comparison of two fasciocutaneous flaps in the reconstruction of defects of the weight-bearing heel

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 216-218

  Rashid, Mamoon ^a   Hussain, S Shahid ^b   Aslam, Rizwan ^a   Illahi, Irfan ^a  

^a Combined Military Hospital ^*  (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Heel defects; Medial plantar artery flap; Soft tissue injuries; Sural artery neurocutaneous flap; Weight bearing heel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAKISTAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN DEFECT; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT INJURIES; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0038734277     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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