Distally based fasciocutaneous sural flap for foot reconstruction: A retrospective review of 10 years experience

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-198

  Fraccalvieri, Marco ^a,c   Bogetti, Paolo ^a   Verna, Giovanni ^a   Carlucci, Salvatore ^a   Fava, Raffaella ^b   Bruschi, Stefano ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Aziende Sanitarie Locali 5 e 8   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fasciocutaneous; Foot reconstruction; Foot trauma; Sural flap

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; FASCIA; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT INJURY; FOOT SOLE; FOOT SURGERY; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS CONGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 38649105512     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0191     Document Type: Article

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