Transfer of a severely damaged digit to reconstruct an amputated thumb

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1889-1896

  Foucher, Guy ^a   Rostane, Soraya ^b   Chammas, Michel ^b   Smith, David ^c   Allieu, Yves ^b  

^a SOS Main Strasbourg   (France)

^b LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSIBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THUMB AMPUTATION; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030479356     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199612000-00012     Document Type: Article

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