Technical considerations and functional outcome of 22 major replantations. (The BSSH Douglas Lamb Lecture, 2005)

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 488-501

  Sabapathy, S Raja ^a   Venkatramani, H ^a   Bharathi, R R ^a   Dheenadhayalan, J ^a   Bhat, V R ^a   Rajasekaran, S ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

functional outcome; major replantation; techniques

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRUSH TRAUMA; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB REPLANTATION; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; REPLANTATION; TISSUE SURVIVAL; WARM ISCHEMIA; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 34548536794     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhse.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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