Unilateral and bilateral metacarpal hand injuries: Classification and treatment guidelines

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1756-1759

  Mardini, Samir ^a,b   Wei, Fu Chan ^a,b  

^a Chang Gung University ^*

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FINGER AMPUTATION; FOLLOW UP; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METACARPAL BONE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THUMB AMPUTATION; TOE; TREATMENT PLANNING; CLASSIFICATION; FINGER INJURY; INJURY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; THUMB; TRANSPLANTATION; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THUMB; TOES;

EID: 2442434510     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000117374.55350.D2     Document Type: Review

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