Free medial sural artery perforator flap for resurfacing distal limb defects

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 323-327

  Chen, Shao Liang ^a   Chen, Tim Mo ^a   Lee, Chiu Heng ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distal limb reconstruction; Free medial sural artery perforator flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FREE MEDIAL SURAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LIMB DEFECT; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOTOR NERVE; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PERFORATOR FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 13844253640     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200502000-00016     Document Type: Article

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