Distally-based vastus lateralis muscle flap: A salvage alternative to address complex soft tissue defects around the knee

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-184

  Auregan, J C ^a   Begue T ^a   Tomeno, B ^b   Masquelet, A C ^a  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

Author keywords

Knee; Muscle flap; Soft tissue defect; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNEE AMPUTATION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MUSCLE FLAP; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVECTOMY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 77952106079     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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