Successful replantation of an avulsed middle finger

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 662-666

  Cheng, Shao Lung ^a,b   Chuang, David Chwei Chin ^a   Tung, Tung Chain ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; DIGITAL ARTERY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER INJURY; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MICROSURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 0032445625     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199812000-00014     Document Type: Article

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