Reconstruction of crush injuries of the foot dorsum: Is the latissimus dorsi muscle flap a reliable choice?

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 157-166

  Uluçay, Guniz Eker ^a,b   Yildirim, Serkan ^b   Aydoǧdy, Eser ^b   Aköz, Tayfun ^b  

^a Dr Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Foot dorsum; Ideal choice; Latissimus dorsi

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT INJURIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33645701195     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-939961     Document Type: Article

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