Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 82-88 , 2008

Long-term follow-up on microsurgical free-tissue transfer in foot and ankle reconstruction

  • Ramzi Musharafieh, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Saint George University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +961 3616242; fax: +961 1737666.
    • ,
  • Joseph Wehbe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Saint George University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • Ghassan Maalouf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Surgery Department, Saint George University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
    • ,
  • Bishara Atiyeh, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

Received 18 June 2007 ,Revised 29 October 2007 ,Accepted 12 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.11.003

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 82-88 , 2008

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