Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap

Managing the complex tendo Achilles defect involves reconstructing the Achilles tendon as well as providing soft tissue cover to the heel area. The advent of microsurgery has revolutionised the reconstruction of this difficult defect providing a number of options to the reconstructive surgeon. We pr...

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Autores principales: Upadhyaya, Divya N., Khanna, Vaibhav, Kohli, Romesh, Tulsi, Satendar P. S., Garg, Sandeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23450740
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.105983
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author Upadhyaya, Divya N.
Khanna, Vaibhav
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Tulsi, Satendar P. S.
Garg, Sandeep
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description Managing the complex tendo Achilles defect involves reconstructing the Achilles tendon as well as providing soft tissue cover to the heel area. The advent of microsurgery has revolutionised the reconstruction of this difficult defect providing a number of options to the reconstructive surgeon. We present a case of complex tendo Achilles defect reconstructed by the latissimus dorsi free flap.
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spelling pubmed-35803662013-02-28 Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap Upadhyaya, Divya N. Khanna, Vaibhav Kohli, Romesh Tulsi, Satendar P. S. Garg, Sandeep Indian J Plast Surg Case Report Managing the complex tendo Achilles defect involves reconstructing the Achilles tendon as well as providing soft tissue cover to the heel area. The advent of microsurgery has revolutionised the reconstruction of this difficult defect providing a number of options to the reconstructive surgeon. We present a case of complex tendo Achilles defect reconstructed by the latissimus dorsi free flap. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3580366/ /pubmed/23450740 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.105983 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Upadhyaya, Divya N.
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Kohli, Romesh
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Garg, Sandeep
Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap
title Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap
title_full Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap
title_fullStr Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap
title_full_unstemmed Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap
title_short Functional reconstruction of complex tendo Achilles defect by free latissimus dorsi muscle flap
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580366/
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