Tensor fasciae latae combined with tangentially split vastus lateralis musculocutaneous flap for the reconstruction of pressure sores

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 343-347

  Lin, Ming Te ^a   Chang, Kao Ping ^a   Lin, Sin Daw ^a   Lai, Chung Sheng ^a   Yang, Yu Li ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pressure sore; Tensor fasciae latae flap; Vastus lateralis muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MALE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE ULCER; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 4644277601     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000137137.17514.e8     Document Type: Article

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