The value of medical leeches in the treatment of class IIC ring avulsion injuries: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 943-946

  Tuncali, Dogan ^a   Terzioglu, Ahmen ^a   Cigsar, Bülent ^a   Aslan, Gürcan ^a,b  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Turkey   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Medical leeches; ring avulsion; venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXTRAN; HEPARIN; SALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; LEECH; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HUMANS; LEECHING; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4744355672     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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