Long-term results of through-knee amputation with dorsal musculocutaneous flap in patients with end-stage arterial occlusive disease

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 801-806

  Kock, Hans Juergen ^a   Friederichs, Jan ^b   Ouchmaev, Alexander ^a   Hillmeier, Joachim ^a   Gumppenberg, Stephanvon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DORSAL MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE AMPUTATION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DISARTICULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGRENE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 4744345413     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7311-x     Document Type: Article

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