Limb salvage in proximal humerus malignant tumors: The place of free vascularized fibular graft

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 415-421

  Hriscu, Mihaela ^a   Mojallal, Ali ^b   Breton, Pierre ^c   Bouletreau, Pierre ^c   Carret, Jean Paul ^d  

^a ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINT JOSEPH SAINT LUC   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Humerus; Reconstruction; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENNEKING SCORE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; LIMB TUMOR; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL HUMERUS MALIGNANT TUMOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASCULARIZED FIBULA GRAFT; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NEOPLASMS; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; HUMERUS; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33747373587     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-947695     Document Type: Article

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