Are reverse flow fasciocutaneous flaps an appropriate option for the reconstruction of severe postburn lower extremity contractures?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-324

  Uygur, Fatih ^a   Duman, Haluk ^a   Ülkür, Ersin ^a   Celiköz, Bahattin ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lower extremity contractures; Postburn contracture; Reverse flow flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; BURN CONTRACTURE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; ANKLE; BURN; CONTRACTURE; FOOT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BURNS; CONTRACTURE; FOOT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG INJURIES; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53149110464     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31815acb43     Document Type: Article

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