Reconstruction of open pelvic fracture skin defect with an anterolateral thigh island flap: A case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1277-1280

  Hsieh, Ching Hua ^a   Huang, Kuo Feng ^c   Jeng, Seng Feng ^a   Tsai, Hui Hong ^b   Yang, Johnson Chia Shen ^a   Chiang, Yuan Cheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DONOR SITE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INNERVATION; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; MORBIDITY; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; FRACTURES, OPEN; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC BONES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 34248372488     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000234665.19173.9e     Document Type: Article

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