Soft-tissue reconstruction of open fractures of the lower limb: Muscle versus fasciocutaneous flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Chan, James K K ^a   Harry, Lorraine ^a   Williams, Garry ^a   Nanchahal, Jagdeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OPEN FRACTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 84865000615     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182589e63     Document Type: Review

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