Extending the reach of the heterodigital arterialized flap by cross-finger transfer

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2320-2328

  Lee, Jonathan Y L ^a   Teoh, Lam Chuan ^a   Seah, Victor W T ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS FINGER TRANSFER TECHNIQUE; DONOR; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSATION; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TISSUE FLAP; TISSUE REPAIR; VEIN DISEASE; WOUND HEALING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745379829     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000218872.01792.33     Document Type: Review

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