Distally based posterior tibial artery cross-bridge flap for reconstruction of contralateral leg soft tissue defects

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-164

  Li, Fengfeng ^a   Cai, Peihua ^a   Fan, Cunyi ^a   Zeng, Bingfang ^a   Chai, Yimin ^a   Ruan, Hongjiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross bridge flap; Cross leg flap; Lower extremity reconstruction; Posterior tibial artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS BRIDGE FREE FLAP; DONOR SITE; EROSION; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LEG; LEG INJURY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK; SKIN INCISION; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; THROMBOSIS; TIBIAL ARTERY; VASCULAR PEDICLE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL ARTERIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77749315091     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242137     Document Type: Article

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