Free flap choice for soft tissue reconstruction of the severely damaged upper extremity

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 599-610

  Yildirim, Serkan ^a,b   Taylan, Gaye ^a   Eker, Gúniz ^a   Akóz, Tayfun ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complex upper extremity defects; Soft tissue coverage

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARM INJURY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LATERAL ARM FLAP; MALE; MUSCLE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TENDON GRAFT; VASCULAR TISSUE; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; FASCIA LATA; HAND INJURY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 39049194034     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-956234     Document Type: Article

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