Reconstruction of knee joint soft tissue and patellar tendon defects using a composite anterolateral thigh flap with vascularized fascia lata

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-199

  Kuo, Yur Ren ^a   An, Po Chung ^a   Kuo, Mei Hui ^a   Kueh, Nai Siong ^a   Yao, Sheng Fa ^a   Jeng, Seng Feng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Patellar tendon; Vascularized fascia lata

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FASCIA LATA; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA FRACTURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVITIS; TENDON LESION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGED; FASCIA LATA; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 38349137694     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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