Vastus lateralis free flap for soft tissue coverage of a lower extremity diabetic ulcer

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-53

  Vega, Stephen J ^a   Sbitany, Hani ^a   Bossert, Ronald P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT AMPUTATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

AMPUTATION; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOE PHALANGES;

EID: 33846239020     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958703     Document Type: Article

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