Lower extremity reconstruction

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 479-489

  Heller, Lior ^a   Kronowitz, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Flap; Foot; Knee; Leg; Limb preservation; Limb preserving; Lower extremity; Microsurgery; Oncologic; Oncology; Popliteal; Reconstruction; Thigh

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DONOR SITE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TEAMWORK; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANKLE; BONE NEOPLASMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSARCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 33750742329     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20485     Document Type: Article

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