Flow-through, functioning, free musculocutaneous flap transfer for restoration of a mangled extremity

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-172

  Özkan, Ömer ^a   Ege Ozgentas H ^a   Bahadir Dikici, M ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flow through latissimus dorsi flap; Functional transfer; Lower extremity reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LEG INJURY; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIMB SALVAGE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 17644377882     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-869822     Document Type: Article

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