Use of homodigital reverse island flaps for distal digital reconstruction

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-433

  Huang, Yi Chao ^a,b   Liu, Yih ^a,b   Chen, Tain Hsiung ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Homodigital reverse island flap

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FINGER MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HOMODIGITAL REVERSE ISLAND FLAP; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSORY NERVE; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGER JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SENSATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249176201     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a8b33d     Document Type: Article

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