Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 96-99 , 2008

Open infected Achilles tendon injury—Reconstruction of tendon with fascia lata graft and soft tissue cover with a reverse flow sural flap

Received 30 July 2007 ,Revised 13 October 2007 ,Accepted 12 November 2007.

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PII: S1268-7731(07)00101-4

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.11.002

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 96-99 , 2008

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