Replantation Versus Revision of Amputated Fingers in Patients Air-Transported to a Level 1 Trauma Center

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 936-940

  Ozer, Kagan ^a   Kramer, William ^a   Gillani, Syed ^a   Williams, Allison ^a   Smith, Wade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air transport; digit amputation; microsurgery; replantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; WORK RESUMPTION; ADOLESCENT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REIMPLANTATION; REOPERATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR AMBULANCES; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; REOPERATION; REPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952882351     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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