The microanastomotic coupler masquerading as a foreign body

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CASE REPORT; FINGER INJURY; FIXATION DEVICE; FOREIGN BODY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LETTER; MALE; MICROANASTOMOSIS; MICROANASTOMOTIC COUPLER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PIN SITE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCAR; SENTINEL EVENT; STAPLER; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURE REMOVAL; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; FINGER JOINT; INSTRUMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FINGER JOINT; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL STAPLERS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 58149163160     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318186cd42     Document Type: Letter

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