Transmetacarpal cross-hand replantation as a salvage procedure in a case of traumatic bilateral upper extremity amputation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1350-1354

  Yildirim, Serkan ^a,b,c   Akan, Mithat ^a,b   Aköz, Tayfun ^a,b  

^a Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital ^*

^b Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   (Turkey)

^c Hizirbey Cad Nesrin Sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRUSH TRAUMA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; WOUND HEALING; ARM INJURY; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; HAND; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REIMPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARM INJURIES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; REPLANTATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0141904952     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000081466.86064.55     Document Type: Article

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