Giant trochanteric pressure sore: Use of a pedicled chimeric perforator flap for cover

Pressure sores are increasing in frequency commensurate with an ageing population with multi-system disorders and trauma. Numerous classic options are described for providing stable wound cover. With the burgeoning knowledge on perforator anatomy, recent approaches focus on the use of perforator-bas...

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Main Author: Mehrotra Sandeep
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2009;volume=42;issue=1;spage=126;epage=129;aulast=Mehrotra