Reconstruction of the hand and upper limb with free flaps based on musculocutaneous perforators

Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 270-280

  Chen, Hung Chi ^a,d   Tang, Yueh Bih ^b   Mardini, Samir ^a   Tsai, Bo Wen ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THENAR; THUMB; UPPER LIMB RECONSTRUCTION; WOUND INFECTION; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3342905072     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20019     Document Type: Article

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