Outcome in 282 lower extremity amputations:Knee salvage and survival
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Free Flap Salvage in Lower Extremity Reconstruction via Use of Contralateral Lower Extremity Recipient Vessels
Lower extremity trauma is extremely common and accounts for almost 15% of emergency room visits,1 with 492,000 tibia, fibula, and ankle fractures per year in the United States.2 Acute injuries are commonly managed primarily by orthopedic surgeons with fracture fixation or stabilization. In complex fractures involving the lower limb, as in Gustilo grade IIIB or IIIC fractures, limb salvage typic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0001-6470
DOI: 10.3109/17453679009006506