Salvage of a thumb replant using a bilobed dorsal metacarpal artery island flap: Case report and literature review

Hand

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 366-371

  Saba, Salim C ^a   Lee, John ^a   Pathy, Vinod V ^a   Weber, Renata V ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal metacarpal artery flap; Replant; Salvage; Thumb amputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749161907     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-008-9115-1     Document Type: Review

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