Functional and aesthetic refinements of free flap coverage at the dorsum of the hand and distal forearm;Funktionelle und ästhetische gesichtspunkte bei der defektdeckung der streckseite an hand und distalem unterarm mit freien lappenplastiken

Unfallchirurg

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-13

  Gohla, T ^a   Kehrer, A ^a   Holle, G ^a   Megerle, K ^a   Germann, G ^a   Sauerbier, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defect coverage hand; Free flap; Soft tissue defects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HAND; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL PATIENT; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846652499     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00113-006-1203-5     Document Type: Article

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