Medicinal Leech Use in Microsurgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1019-1021

  Green, Peter A ^a   Shafritz, Adam B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HIRUDIN; HYALURONIDASE; HIRUDIN DERIVATIVE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; GRAFT SALVAGE; HUMAN; LEECH; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS CONGESTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; LEECHING; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

ANIMALS; HIRUDINS; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HUMANS; LEECHING; MICROSURGERY; SALIVA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 77952743398     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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