Fingertip reconstruction using two variations of direct-flow homodigital neurovascular island flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-30

  Borman, Huseyin ^a,c   Maral, Tugrul ^a   Tancer, Mehmet ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Dr Akçiçek State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Turan Emeksiz Sokak   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; FEMALE; FINGER TIP INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN SENSATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; Z PLASTY;

EID: 0033926288     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200045010-00005     Document Type: Article

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