One-stage reconstruction of soft tissue and achilles tendon defects using a composite free anterolateral thigh flap with vascularized fascia lata: Clinical experience and functional assessment

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-155

  Kuo, Yur Ren ^a   Kuo, Mei Hui ^a   Chou, Wen Chieh ^a   Liu, Yi Tien ^a   Lutz, Barbara S ^b   Jeng, Seng Feng ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYNAMOMETRY; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; TENDON GRAFT; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACHILLES TENDON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WALKING;

EID: 12244256109     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000037270.95257.B9     Document Type: Article

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