A new strategy to prevent the sequelae of severe Volkmann's ischemia

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1023-1033

  Chuang, David C C ^a   Carver, N ^b   Wei, F C ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FASCIOTOMY; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029960492     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199611000-00015     Document Type: Article

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