Comparison of the vascularity of fasciocutaneous tissue and muscle for coverage of open tibial fractures

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1211-1219

  Harry, Lorraine E ^a   Sandison, Ann ^a   Pearse, Michael F ^a   Paleolog, Ewa M ^a   Nanchahal, Jagdeep ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MUSCLE FLAP; NONHUMAN; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 70349799039     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181b5a308     Document Type: Article

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