The anterolateral thigh - Vastus lateralis conjoint flap for complex defects of the lower limb

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-239

  Wong, Chin Ho ^a   Ong, Yee Siang ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chimeric; Leg; Lower limb; Soft tissue; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LATERAL CIRCUMFLEX FEMORAL ARTERY; LEG FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; LIMB DEFECT; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH;

EID: 84855801707     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.08.043     Document Type: Article

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