Comparison between distally based peroneus brevis and sural flaps for reconstruction of foot, ankle and distal lower leg: An analysis of donor-site morbidity and clinical outcome

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 656-662

  Kneser, Ulrich ^a   Brockmann, S ^a   Leffler, M ^a   Haeberle, Lothar ^b   Beier, Justus P ^a   Dragu, Adrian ^a   Unglaub, Frank ^a   Bach, Alexander ^a   Horch, Raymund E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foot and ankle outcome score; Functional outcome; Lower extremity reconstruction; Peroneus brevis flap; Sural flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTALLY BASED DELAYED SURAL FLAP; FOLLOW UP; FOOT SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERONEUS BREVIS FLAP; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANKLE; FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; LEG INJURIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954423617     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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