Traumatic Major Muscle Loss in the Upper Extremity: Reconstruction Using Functioning Free Muscle Transplantation

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-235

  Lin, Shye Horng ^b   Chuang, Devid Chwei Chin ^a,b   Hattori, Yasunori ^b   Chen, Hung Chi ^b  

^a Dept of Plast and Reconstr Surg ^*  (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Functioning free muscle transplantation; Traumatic major muscle loss; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FUNCTIONING FREE MUSCLE TRNSAPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1842631461     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-823110     Document Type: Article

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