Use of the venous flap for salvage of difficult ring avulsion injuries

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 397-402

  Brooks, Darrell ^a   Buntic, Rudolf F ^a   Taylor, Chris ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SOFT TISSUE; VEIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53049106016     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20527     Document Type: Article

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