Aesthetic refinements in toe-to-hand transfer surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 485-490

  Wei, Fu Chan ^a   Chen, Hung Chi ^a   Chuang, David Chwei Ching ^a   Jeng, Seng Feng ^a   Lin, Chih Hung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FINGER AMPUTATION; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB AMPUTATION; TOE;

EID: 0029741413     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199609000-00019     Document Type: Article

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