A novel reconstruction technique for the knee and upper one third of lower leg

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 919-926

  Shim, Jeong Su ^a   Kim, Hyo Heon ^a  

^a Young Nam University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knee; Lower extremity; Medial sural artery; Perforator island flap; Upper one third

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; KNEE; LEG; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; LEG; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33747358671     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.01.025     Document Type: Article

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