Technical refinement in the management of circumferentially avulsed skin of the leg

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1225-1227

  Jeng, Seng Feng ^a,b,c   Hsieh, Ching Hua ^a,b   Kuo, Yur Ren ^a,b   Wei, Fu Chan ^a,b  

^a Chang Gung University ^*

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INJURY; STAPLER; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ESTHETICS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LEG INJURIES; REPLANTATION; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 14944386557     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000135869.57955.35     Document Type: Article

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