Reconstruction of fingertip amputations with full-thickness perionychial grafts from the retained part and local flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1705-1712

  Netscher, David T ^a   Meade, Ricardo A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER REPLANTATION; FINGER TIP INJURY; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT MOBILITY; NAIL BED; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0032737968     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199911000-00014     Document Type: Article

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