Free functioning muscle transfer for lower extremity posttraumatic composite structure and functional defect

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2118-2126

  Lin, Chih Hung ^a,b   Lin, Yu Te ^a   Yeh, Jiun Ting ^a   Chen, Chien Tzung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPOSITE GRAFT; CRUSH TRAUMA; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT SALVAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SEVERITY; LEG; LEG FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIBIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34249775223     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000260595.85557.41     Document Type: Article

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