Distally-based peroneus brevis muscle flap: A successful way of reconstructing lateral soft tissue defects of the ankle

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 299-301

  Koski, E Antti ^a   Kuokkanen, Hannu O M ^a   Tukiainen, Erkki J ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ankle; Flap; Peroneus brevis; Soft tissue reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RELIABILITY; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 27844444748     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 11013923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0284431501006330     Document Type: Article

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