Retrospective Review of Free Gracilis Muscle Flaps in the Management of Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Ulceration

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 252-260

  Osiogo, Felix Omonosioni ^a   Lai, Chung Sheng ^a   Wang, Wen Her ^a   Chye, Yoong Foo ^a   Lin, Sin Daw ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

diabetic foot ulcers; free gracilis muscle flap; limb salvage; lower extremity reconstruction; plastic surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HALLUX; HEALING; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INFECTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN FLAP; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33745497715     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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