Subcutaneous emphysema of a digit through a pre-existing puncture wound

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 505-506

  Pay, A D ^a   Crick, A ^a  

^a Odstock Centre for Burns   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressed air; High pressure injection; Subcutaneous emphysema; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; DRILL; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 0032871467     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3115     Document Type: Article

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