Use of the extended-pedicle vastus lateralis free flap for lower extremity reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1070-1076

  Cavadas, Pedro C ^a,b   Sanz Jiménez Rico, Juan Ramón ^a,b  

^a Centro de Rehabilitacion de Levante ^*  (Spain)

^b Centro de Rehabilitacion de Levante   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE FLAP; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 16344371213     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000156154.23630.7A     Document Type: Article

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