Protective intramedullary fixation after harvest of an osteocutaneous radial free flap

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-148

  Knežević, Predrag ^a   Grgurević, Lovro ^a   Uglešić, Vedran ^a   Lemac, Domagoj ^a   Glamuzina, Ratko ^a   Grgurević, Jakša ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Department of Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (Croatia)

Author keywords

Fracture prophylaxis; Intramedullary fixation; Radial forearm free flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNAL FIXATOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIUS; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE NAILS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45749122798     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310802055060     Document Type: Article

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