Double-barrel free fibula flap for treatment of infected nonunion of both forearm bones

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 583-587

  Saint Cyr, Michel ^a   Farkas, Jordan ^a   Gupta, Amit ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c CHRISTINE M KLEINERT INSTITUTE FOR HAND AND MICROSURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double barrel; Free fibula flap; Infected; Nonunion; Radius; Ulna

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE INFECTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES; VANCOMYCIN; WOUND INFECTION; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 57149087046     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1090603     Document Type: Article

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