Metatarsal reconstruction with use of free vascularized osteomyocutaneous fibular grafts following resection of malignant tumors of the midfoot: A series of six cases

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1553-1564

  Toma, Cyril D ^a   Dominkus, Martin ^a   Pfeiffer, Martin ^a   Giovanoli, Pietro ^a   Assadian, Ojan ^a   Kotz, Rainer ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE SOCIETY SCORE; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FREE VASCULARIZED OSTEOMYOCUTANEOUS FIBULAR GRAFT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT NECROSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METATARSAL BONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL TUMOR SOCIETY SCORE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ULCER; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TOE; TORONTO EXTREMITY SALVAGE SCORE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447281259     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00659     Document Type: Article

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