Enhanced survival using the distally based sural artery interpolation flap

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-305

  Maffi, Terry R ^a,b   Knoetgen III, James ^a   Turner, Norman S ^a   Moran, Steven L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distally based sural artery flap; Interpolation flap; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTALLY BASED SURAL ARTERY FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPOLATION FLAP; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE SURAL ARTERY FLAP; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; SKIN ISLAND FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 14044268850     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000146682.75075.b2     Document Type: Article

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