Thenar flap for servere finger tip injuries in children

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29 B, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 108-112

  Fitoussi, Franck ^a,b   Ghorbani, A ^a   Jehanno, P ^a   Frajman, J M ^a   Pennecot, G F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b Service de Chirurgie Orthopedique   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Fingertip injuries; Thenar flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER TIP INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT CONTRACTURE; MALE; NAIL BED; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; REOPERATION; SCAR FORMATION; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; COLD; FINGER INJURY; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSATION; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLD; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143149440     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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