Reconstruction of limited soft-tissue defect with open tibial fracture in the distal third of the leg: A cost and outcome study

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 276-280

  Thornton, Brian P ^a   Rosenblum, William J ^a   Pu, Lee L Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Free tissue transfer; Lower extremity; Open tibial wound; Outcome study; Soleus muscle flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; OPEN FRACTURE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14044260637     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000153148.61044.1a     Document Type: Article

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