Lower limb salvage in trauma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 582-588

  Ong, Yee Siang ^a   Levin, L Scott ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LEG INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

AMPUTATION; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIMB SALVAGE; MICROSURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES;

EID: 76949087303     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c82ed1     Document Type: Article

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