Soft-tissue reconstruction of an open tibial wound in the distal third of the leg: A new treatment algorithm

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-83

  Pu, Lee L Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal leg; Muscle flap; Reconstruction; Tibial wound; Treatment algorithm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SOLEUS MUSCLE; WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33846011863     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000250744.62655.38     Document Type: Article

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