Heterodigital arterialized flaps for large finger wounds: Results and indications

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1905-1913

  Teoh, Lam Chuan ^a   Tay, S C ^b   Yong, F C ^b   Tan, S H ^b   Khoo, D B A ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; TREATMENT INDICATION; AGED; GRAFT SURVIVAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038077255     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000056875.02352.A8     Document Type: Article

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