Early free tissue transfer for extremity reconstruction following high-voltage electrical burn injuries

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-266

  Saint Cyr, Michel ^a,b   Daigle, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical burn; Extremity; Free flap; Limb salvage; Microsurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRIC BURN; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS, ELECTRIC; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47149091315     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078697     Document Type: Article

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