{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T05:45:32Z","timestamp":1783575932249,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":46,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,1]],"date-time":"2019-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1575158400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,1]],"date-time":"2019-12-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1575158400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100007303","name":"University of Balamand","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100007303","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["clinicalkey.com","clinicalkey.com.au","clinicalkey.es","clinicalkey.fr","clinicalkey.jp","injuryjournal.com","elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Injury"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,12]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,19]],"date-time":"2019-10-19T01:49:19Z","timestamp":1571449759000},"page":"S25-S28","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"special_numbering":"S5","title":["Rectus abdominis free tissue transfer in lower extremity reconstruction: Long term follow up in 58 cases"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"50","author":[{"given":"Ramzi C.","family":"Moucharafieh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandre H.","family":"Nehme","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad I.","family":"Badra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Jawad H.","family":"Rahal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"80","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198107000-00016","article-title":"The management of open tibial fractures with associated soft-tissue loss: external pin fixation with early flap coverage (discussion)","volume":"68","author":"Hedley","year":"1981","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"643","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-196850040-00001","article-title":"Microangiography in bone healing","volume":"50A","author":"Rhinelander","year":"1968","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0003","first-page":"1993","article-title":"The role of blood supply to soft tissue in the healing of diaphyseal fractures","volume":"54A","author":"Holden","year":"1972","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"27","DOI":"10.1097\/00003086-197411000-00004","article-title":"The role of the periosteal blood supply in the healing of fractures of the tibia","volume":"105","author":"MacNab","year":"1974","journal-title":"Clin Orthop"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"150","DOI":"10.1302\/0301-620X.60B2.350882","article-title":"The biology of fracture healing in long bones","volume":"60B","author":"McKibben","year":"1978","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"815","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198205000-00018","article-title":"Use of the muscle flap in chronic osteomyelitis: experimental and clinical correlations","volume":"69","author":"Mathes","year":"1982","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"784","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-197759060-00012","article-title":"Muscle transposition for treatment and prevention of chronic post-traumatic osteomyelitis of the tibia","volume":"59A","author":"Ger","year":"1977","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0008","first-page":"343","article-title":"The use of pedicled muscle flaps in the surgical treatment of chronic osteomyelitis resulting from compound fractures","volume":"28A","author":"Stark","year":"1946","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0009","first-page":"81","article-title":"Microsurgical free tissue transfer for lower extremity reconstruction: a review of 52 cases","volume":"1","author":"Musharafieh","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Arab Bd Med Spec"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"239","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2007-1000097","article-title":"The effficacy of microsurgical free tissue transfer in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the leg and foot: a review of 22 cases","volume":"15","author":"Musharafieh","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Reconstr Microsurg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0011","first-page":"129","article-title":"Microvascular free tissue transfer\u2014a valuable reconstructive procedure: review of 75 cases","volume":"84","author":"Musharafieh","year":"1999","journal-title":"Int Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0012","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"501","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2007-1000129","article-title":"Microvascular composite tissue transfer for the management of type IIIB and IIIC fractures of the distal leg and compound foot fractures","volume":"15","author":"Musharafieh","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Reconstr Microsurg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0013","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"175","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-198567020-00001","article-title":"Local muscle flaps in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis","volume":"67","author":"Jr","year":"1985","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0014","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"277","DOI":"10.1016\/0007-1226(80)90027-2","article-title":"The rectus abdominis myocutaneous free flap","volume":"33","author":"Pennington","year":"1980","journal-title":"Br J Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0015","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"373","DOI":"10.1097\/00000637-198311000-00003","article-title":"The rectus abdominis free flap for lower extremity reconstruction","volume":"11","author":"Bunkis","year":"1983","journal-title":"Ann Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0016","first-page":"334","article-title":"Free flap donor sites: anatomical, functional, and technical considerations","volume":"1","author":"Russell","year":"1961"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0017","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"469","DOI":"10.1097\/00000637-198312000-00005","article-title":"Rectus abdominis muscle flaps for closure of osteomyelitis hip defects","volume":"11","author":"Irons","year":"1983","journal-title":"Ann Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0018","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"56","DOI":"10.1097\/00000637-198407000-00010","article-title":"Pelvic floor reconstruction using the rectus abdominis muscle flap","volume":"13","author":"Giampapa","year":"1984","journal-title":"Ann Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0019","first-page":"337","article-title":"The rectus abdominis flap for perineal wounds","volume":"66","author":"Shukla","year":"1984","journal-title":"Ann R Coll Surg Engl"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0020","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"282","DOI":"10.1016\/0007-1226(77)90118-7","article-title":"A rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap to reconstruct abdominal wall defects","volume":"30","author":"Mathes","year":"1977","journal-title":"Br J Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0021","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"286","DOI":"10.1016\/0007-1226(81)90010-2","article-title":"Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction using a rectus abdominis myocutaneous island flap","volume":"34","author":"Robbins","year":"1981","journal-title":"Br J Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0022","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"216","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198202000-00006","article-title":"Breast reconstruction with a transverse abdominis island flap","volume":"69","author":"Hartrampf","year":"1982","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0023","series-title":"Clinical applications for muscle and musculocutaneous flaps","first-page":"44","author":"Mathes","year":"1982"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0024","series-title":"Practical guide to free tissue transfer","author":"Webster","year":"1986"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0025","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198401000-00001","article-title":"The vascular territories of the superior epigastric and the deep inferior epigastric systems","volume":"73","author":"Boyd","year":"1984","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0026","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"416","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-197555040-00004","article-title":"Transverse abdominal flaps and the deep epigastric arcade","volume":"55","author":"Brown","year":"1975","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0027","first-page":"481","article-title":"Experience with 80 rectus abdominis free-tissue transfers","volume":"75","author":"Bradly","year":"1988","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0028","first-page":"423","article-title":"The free abdominoplasty flap and its use in breast reconstruction","volume":"13","author":"Holmstrom","year":"1979","journal-title":"Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0029","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"437","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198503000-00031","article-title":"Transplant of an inferiorly based rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap to the calf","volume":"75","author":"Galvao","year":"1985","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0030","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"277","DOI":"10.1016\/0007-1226(80)90027-2","article-title":"The rectus abdominis myocutaneous free flap","volume":"33","author":"Pennington","year":"1980","journal-title":"Br J Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0032","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"373","DOI":"10.1097\/00000637-198311000-00003","article-title":"The rectus abdominis free flap for lower extremity reconstruction","volume":"11","author":"Bunkis","year":"1983","journal-title":"Ann Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0033","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"471","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198610000-00005","article-title":"Free rectus abdominis muscle flap reconstruction of the middle and posterior cranial base","volume":"78","author":"Jones","year":"1986","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0034","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"751","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198312000-00001","article-title":"The extended deep inferior epigastric flap: a clinical technique","volume":"72","author":"Taylor","year":"1983","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0035","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"330","DOI":"10.1016\/0007-1226(84)90076-6","article-title":"The versatile deep inferior epigastric inferior rectus abdominis flap","volume":"37","author":"Taylor","year":"1984","journal-title":"Br J Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0036","article-title":"Autotransplant of omentum to a large scalp defect with microsurgical revascularization","volume":"41","author":"McLean","year":"1972","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0037","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1152","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-199012000-00019","article-title":"A study of the relationship between blood flow and bacterial inoculation in musculocutaneous and fasciocutaneous flaps","volume":"86","author":"Gosain","year":"1990","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0038","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"162","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-198802000-00003","article-title":"Experimental evaluation of the antibiotic carrying capacity of a muscle flap into a fibrotic cavity","volume":"81","author":"Russell","year":"1988","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0039","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1294","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-199306000-00016","article-title":"Vascular prosthetic complications: success of a salvage with muscle-flap reconstruction","volume":"91","author":"Evans","year":"1993","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0040","first-page":"882","article-title":"Preliminary arteriovenous fistula for free-flap reconstruction in the diabetic foot","volume":"89","author":"Atiyeh","year":"1995","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0041","first-page":"112","article-title":"Microsurgical composite tissue transfer: an expanding horizon in reconstructive surgery","volume":"42","author":"Atiyeh","year":"1994","journal-title":"Leb Med"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0042","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"179","DOI":"10.1097\/00000637-198702000-00012","article-title":"The split rectus abdominis free muscle transfer","volume":"18","author":"Sadove","year":"1987","journal-title":"Ann Plast Surg"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0043","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"243","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-197509000-00001","article-title":"The anatomy of several free flap donor sites","volume":"56","author":"Taylor","year":"1975","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"issue":"Suppl 4","key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0044","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S25","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2018.11.032","article-title":"Free composite groin flap to solve a complex loss of tissue in a traumatic injury of the foot: a case report","volume":"49","author":"Daghino","year":"2018","journal-title":"Injury"},{"issue":"Suppl 3","key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0045","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S105","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2018.09.048","article-title":"Free flap and kickstand external fixator in foot and ankle soft tissue reconstruction. The versatility of a microsurgical-friendly application of an orthopedic device","volume":"49","author":"Maruccia","year":"2018","journal-title":"Injury"},{"issue":"6","key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0046","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1197","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2018.03.010","article-title":"Managing soft tissues in severe lower limb trauma in an ageing population","volume":"49","author":"Noblet","year":"2018","journal-title":"Injury"},{"issue":"Suppl 3","key":"10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042_bib0047","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S76","DOI":"10.1016\/S0020-1383(17)30663-0","article-title":"The peroneus brevis flap in the treatment of bone infections of the lower limb","volume":"48","author":"Antonini","year":"2017","journal-title":"Injury"}],"container-title":["Injury"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0020138319306436?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0020138319306436?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,17]],"date-time":"2025-09-17T06:27:36Z","timestamp":1758090456000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0020138319306436"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019,12]]},"references-count":46,"alternative-id":["S0020138319306436"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042","relation":{},"ISSN":["0020-1383"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0020-1383","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019,12]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Rectus abdominis free tissue transfer in lower extremity reconstruction: Long term follow up in 58 cases","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"Injury","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.injury.2019.10.042","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}]}}