Partial and complete reconstruction of Achilles tendon defects with the fasciocutaneous infragluteal free flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 777-783

  Papp, Christoph ^a   Todoroff, Boris P ^b   Windhofer, Christian ^b   Gruber, Sabine ^b  

^a KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA LATA; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FASCIOCUTANEOUS INFRAGLUTEAL FREE FLAP; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0042475334     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000073975.01321.8B     Document Type: Article

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