Ring avulsion injuries

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 514-516

  McDonald, A H N ^a,b   Cleland, H J ^a   Leung, M ^a   Slattery, P G ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finger injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER INJURY; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0033059552     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01614.x     Document Type: Article

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