Advanced Leg Salvage

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-41

  Lepäntalo, Mauri ^a   Tukiainen, Erkki ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Critical leg ischemia; free muscle flaps; free tissue transfer; long bypass grafts; tissue loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993692625     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153100350201500108     Document Type: Article

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