The modified reverse sural artery flap lower extremity reconstruction

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-143

  Foran, Mark P ^a   Schreiber, Jeff ^a,b   Christy, Michael R ^a,b   Goldberg, Nelson H ^a,b   Silverman, Ronald P ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower extremity reconstruction; Reverse sural artery flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GOLD STANDARD; GRAFT NECROSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; LEG INJURY; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE SURAL ARTERY FLAP TECHNIQUE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38149009681     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000240981.24052.e9     Document Type: Article

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