The composite vastus medialis-patellar complex osseomuscular flap as a salvage procedure after complex trauma of the knee - An anatomical study and clinical application

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 646-651

  Polykandriotis, Elias ^a   Stangl, R ^a   Hennig, H H ^a   Lennerz, J K M ^a   Frank, W M ^a   Loos, M D ^a   Horch, R E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone defect; Knee fusion; Knee salvage; Vastus medialis osteomuscular flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PATELLA; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERIOSTEUM GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ARTERIES; ARTHRODESIS; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATELLA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 21344433890     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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