Pulp reconstruction of fingers with very small sensate medial plantar free flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 999-1005

  Lee, Hoon Bum ^a   Tark, Kwan Chul ^b   Rah, Dong Kyun ^b   Shin, Keuk Shun ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FINGER INJURY; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOUCH;

EID: 0031968073     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199804040-00017     Document Type: Article

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