## Abstract Vascularized bone graft is most commonly applied for reconstruction of the lower extremity; indications for its use in the reconstruction of the upper extremity have expanded in recent years. Between 1993β2000, 12 patients with segmental bone defects following forearm trauma were manage
The use of vascularized fibular grafts for the reconstruction of spinal and sacral defects
β Scribed by Steven L. Moran; Karim Bakri; Samir Mardini; Alexander Y. Shin; Allen T. Bishop
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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