Use of "spare parts" in mutilated upper extremity injuries

Hand Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-87

  Brown, Richard E ^a   Wu, Tzu Ying Tammy ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARM MOVEMENT; FINGER AMPUTATION; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0037299476     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(02)00143-9     Document Type: Review

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