Reverse digital artery island flap in the elderly

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 507-510

  Wilson, Andrew D H ^a   Stone, Christopher ^b,c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Bovetts Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fingertip injury; Reverse digital artery island flap

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIGITAL ARTERY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE DIGITAL ARTERY ISLAND FLAP; SKIN GRAFT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 1842665103     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00100-1     Document Type: Article

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