Three episodes of gracilis free muscle transfer under epidural anaesthesia

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1463-1466

  Alam, N H ^a   Haeney, J A ^a   Platt, A J ^a  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidural anaesthesia; Gracilis free flap transfer; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT;

AMPUTATION; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOOT; GANGRENE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33750958660     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2005.12.021     Document Type: Article

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