Posttraumatic Finger Reconstruction with Microsurgical Transplantation of Toes

Hand Clinics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-128

  Wallace, Christopher G ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; COMPOSITE GRAFT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER RECONSTRUCTION; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; METACARPAL BONE; MICROSURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; REIMPLANTATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; TOE GRAFT; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ESTHETICS; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TOES;

EID: 34247489781     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2006.12.002     Document Type: Review

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