Versatile use of the pedicled latissimus dorsi flap as a salvage procedure in reconstruction of complex injuries of the upper extremity

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-506

  Tan, Onder ^a   Atik, Bekir ^b   Ergen, Duygu ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flap; Latissimus dorsi; Limb salvage; TAP; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; THORACODORSAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 40349112974     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000258984.77122.8f     Document Type: Article

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