High-pressure injection injury of the hand: An often underestimated trauma: Case report with study of the literature

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Verhoeven, N ^a   Hierner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Function; Hand; High pressure injuries; Injection injuries; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149174294     PISSN: 18288936     EISSN: 18288928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11751-008-0029-9     Document Type: Article

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