A new technique of transferring island pedicled anterolateral thigh and vastus lateralis myocutaneous flaps for reconstruction of recurrent ischial pressure sores

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1060-1066

  Lee, Jiunn Tat ^a   Cheng, Li Fu ^a   Lin, Chih Ming ^a   Wang, Chien Hsing ^a   Huang, Chieh Chi ^b   Chien, Sou Hsin ^b  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Island pedicled anterolateral thigh flap; Recurrent ischial pressure sore; Vastus lateralis myocutaneous flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DONOR; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE ULCER; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547134504     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.03.026     Document Type: Article

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