The utility of the anterolateral thigh donor site in reconstructing the United States trauma patient

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 892-897

  Rodriguez, Eduardo D ^a,b   Rosson, Gedge D ^a,b   Bluebond Langner, Rachel ^b   Bochicchio, Grant ^a   Grant, Michael P ^b   Singh, Navin K ^a   Silverman, Ronald P ^b   Scalea, Thomas M ^b  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh; Free flap; Microsurgery; Perforator flap; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34247256826     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318039bb02     Document Type: Article

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