Sural flap effectiveness in exposed lower extremity fractures

Background: In a Guatemalan public hospital, 3710 fractures were diagnosed in 2016, of which 723 corresponded to the tibia. Of these tibial fractures, approximately 15% were exposed. Skin coverage in exposed fractures has always been a challenge for the attending physician. In the case of the lower...

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Main Authors: Fernando Romero, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Raul Reyes, Javier Ardebol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2021;volume=13;issue=2;spage=108;epage=111;aulast=Romero