Resurfacing of amputation stumps using free tissue transfer

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-193

  Sadhotra, L P ^a   Singh, Manmohan ^b   Singh, S K ^c  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^b Associated with Armed Forces Medical College   (India)

^c Senior Advisor Critical Care Specialist   (India)

Author keywords

Amputation stumps; Free tissue transfer

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; PROTAMINE;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLAST INJURY; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CRUSH TRAUMA; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIAL ARTERY; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2342468725     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80121-7     Document Type: Article

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