Very distal finger amputations: Replantation or “reposition - flap” repair?

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume)

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-358

  Dubert, T ^a   Houimli, S ^a   Valenti, P ^a   Dinh, A ^a  

^a Clinique la Francilienne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER REPLANTATION; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NAIL BED; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BONE RESORPTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030860601     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80401-9     Document Type: Article

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