Randomized prospective study comparing reverse and direct flow island flaps in digital pulp reconstruction of the fingers

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2012-2018

  Braga Silva, Jefferson ^a   Gehlen, Daniel ^a   Bervian, Fabrício ^a   Da Cunha, Guilherme L ^a   Padoin, Alexandre V ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FINGER INJURY; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049162842     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181bcf2b9     Document Type: Article

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