The fate of microanastomosed digital arteries after successful replantation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 805-810

  Lee, Chi Ho ^a,b   Han, Seung Kyu ^a,b,c   Dhong, Eun Sang ^a,b   Kim, Hyun Peel ^a,b   Kim, Woo Kyung ^a,b  

^a Korea University ^*

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; DIGITAL ARTERY; FEMALE; FINGER REPLANTATION; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN GRAFT;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FINGERS; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPLANTATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 24644512717     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000176255.97653.97     Document Type: Article

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