Experience with the extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap for foot and ankle reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-294

  Chattar Cora, Deowall ^a,b,c   Pederson, William C ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b Hand Center of San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Brevis; Digitorum; Extensor; Foot; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; EXPERIENCE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM BREVIS MUSCLE FLAP; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33748280671     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000221616.05768.88     Document Type: Article

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