Heel reconstruction with a medial plantar V-Y flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 927-932

  Roblin, Paul ^a,b   Healy, Ciaran M J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b 3 Coombe Neville ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; CALCANEUS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SPINA BIFIDA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33847203688     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000242484.54997.9e     Document Type: Article

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