Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 9 , Pages 1060-1066 , September 2007

A new technique of transferring island pedicled anterolateral thigh and vastus lateralis myocutaneous flaps for reconstruction of recurrent ischial pressure sores

  • Jiunn-Tat Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan. Tel./fax: +886 38222641.
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  • Li-Fu Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwain
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  • Chih-Ming Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwain
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  • Chien-Hsing Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwain
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  • Chieh-Chi Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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  • Sou-Hsin Chien

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan

Received 10 May 2006 ,Accepted 26 March 2007.

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PII: S1748-6815(07)00214-8

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.03.026

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 9 , Pages 1060-1066 , September 2007

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