How to deal with bone exposure and osteomyelitis: An overview

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 481-494

  Verhelle, Nicolas ^a   Van Zele, Dirk ^a   Liboutton, Laurent ^a,b   Heymans, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; OPEN FRACTURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0347285460     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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