Refinements of medial plantar flap used for covering nonweightbearing ankle and posterior heel defects requiring thin flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-373

  Ülkür, Ersin ^a   Açikel, Cengiz ^a   Karagöz, Hüseyin ^a   Çeliköz, Bahattin ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Medial plantar flap; Refinement and thin flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FOOT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 25844466537     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000178847.67220.5d     Document Type: Article

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