Distraction lengthening following growth cessation due to thumb replantation in a child

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 624-628

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB AMPUTATION; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030446879     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199612000-00009     Document Type: Article

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