Propellar flap: safe, reliable option for coverage of exposed tendo achilles
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Sural Island Flap – a Good Option for Coverage of the Exposed
A prospective observational study was carried out in DMCH and some other private clinics in Dhaka from January 2008 to March 2010. A total of 15 patients with exposed Tendo-Achillis with or without tendon injury were taken in this study . M:F= 13:2. Age range was 1845 years. In 13 cases Tendo-achillis (TA) were cut and repaired in emergency department of DMCH and other Hospitals followed by los...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Orthopaedics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2455-4510
DOI: 10.18203/issn.2455-4510.intjresorthop20182473