Functional reconstruction of traumatic loss of flexors in forearm with gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap transfer

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-75

  Fan, Cunyi ^a   Jiang, Peizhu ^a   Fu, Lin ^a   Cai, Peihua ^a   Sun, Luyuan ^a   Zeng, Bingfang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRUSH TRAUMA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

EID: 38949162610     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20449     Document Type: Article

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