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Effect of muscle flap coverage on bone blood flow following devascularization of a segment of tibia: An experimental investigation in the dog

✍ Scribed by Dr. Robin R. Richards; Emil H. Schemitsch


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
905 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
0736-0266

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✦ Synopsis


Severe tibial fractures may be associated with soft tissue loss, devascularization of cortical bone, and significant morbidity. Local rotational muscle flap coverage is used to obtain coverage of acute open tibial fractures and to treat chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia. The purpose of this study was to determine (a) the longitudinal and cross-sectional regional blood flow characteristics of the canine tibia and (b) whether a muscle flap was superior to