Reconstruction of foot defects with free lateral arm fasciocutaneous flaps: Analysis of fifty patients

Microsurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 581-588

  Ulusal, Betul Gozel ^a   Lin, Yu Te ^a   Yen, Jiun Ting ^a   Ulusal, Ali Engin ^a   Lin, Chih Hung ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BONE INJURY; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT SOLE; FOOT ULCER; FRACTURE HEALING; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 28744440647     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20176     Document Type: Article

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