Medial suralGASTROCNEMIUS muscle perforator free flap: An immediate cross-leg flap?

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b  

^a Lehigh Valley Hospitals ^*  (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross leg flap; Gastrocnemius; Medial sural artery muscle perforator free flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DONOR SITE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAL SURAL GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE PERFORATOR FREE FLAP; METATARSAL BONE; MICROSURGERY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENOUS CIRCULATION; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; LEG; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 19344369951     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871746     Document Type: Article

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