Free fillet flap of the hand for elbow preservation in nonreplantable forearm amputation

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 363-366

  Cavadas, Pedro C ^a,b   Raimondi, Piero ^c  

^a Temple 5 2 ^*  (Spain)

^b Centro de Rehabilitacion de Levante   (Spain)

^c IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elbow coverage; Free fillet flap; Salvage replantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELBOW; FOREARM; FREE FILLET FLAP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; ULNAR ARTERY;

ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARM INJURIES; ELBOW JOINT; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; REPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 3142661732     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-829999     Document Type: Article

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