Distally based vastus lateralis muscle flap for coverage of wounds about the knee

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 255-263

  Swartz, William M ^a,b,c   Ramasastry, Sai S ^a,b,c   McGill, John R ^a,b,c   Noonan, John D ^a,b,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; JOINT; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN GRAFT; THERAPY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84932408871     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198708000-00016     Document Type: Article

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