A selective approach to treatment of ulnar polydactyly: Preventing painful neuroma and incomplete excision

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-42

  Mullick, Suparna ^a   Borschel, Gregory H ^b  

^a Grace Hill Soulard Benton Health Center   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL LIGATION; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NEURECTOMY; NEUROMA; NEWBORN; POLYDACTYLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR POLYDACTYLY;

ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIGATION; MALE; NEUROMA; POLYDACTYLY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 77649141784     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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