An overview of replantation and results of 347 replants in 245 patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1980, Pages 390-

  Kleinert, Harold E ^a   Jablon, Michael ^a   Tsai, Tsu Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM AMPUTATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FINGER AMPUTATION; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND FUNCTION; LEG INJURY; LIMB REPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; THERAPY;

ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; FINGER INJURIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPLANTATION;

EID: 0018859873     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198005000-00005     Document Type: Article

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