Systematic review of patient-centered outcomes following lower extremity flap reconstruction in comorbid patients

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 307-316

  Economides, James M ^a   Patel, Ketan M ^b   Evans, Karen Kim ^b   Marshall, Elizabeth ^c   Attinger, Christopher E ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

lower extremity reconstruction; patient reported outcomes; tissue transfer procedures

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG DISEASE; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY FLAP RECONSTRUCTION; LOWER EXTREMITY SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; MEDLINE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84878016228     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1333624     Document Type: Review

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