Ring avulsion injuries managed with homodigital and heterodigital venous island conduit (VIC) flaps

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 465-471

  Behan, F C ^a   Cavallo, A V ^a   Terrill, P ^a  

^a WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; REVASCULARIZATION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0031829609     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80123-X     Document Type: Article

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