Restoration of thumb sensibility with the innervated first dorsal metacarpal artery island flap

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 758-766

  Tränkle, Markus ^a   Sauerbier, Michael ^b   Heitmann, Christoph ^b   Germann, Guenter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Island flap; Restoration of sensibility; Static 2 PD; Thumb defect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FIRST DORSAL METACARPAL ARTERY ISLAND FLAP; FOLLOW UP; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INNERVATION; ISLAND FLAP; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INJURY; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MICROFILAMENT; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141620358     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(03)00369-1     Document Type: Article

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