Traumatic and trauma-related amputations: Part II: Upper extremity and future directions

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2934-2945

  Tintle, Scott M ^a   Baechler, Martin F ^a   Nanos III, George P ^a   Forsberg, Jonathan A ^a   Potter, Benjamin K ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; HAND AMPUTATION; HUMAN; LIMB LENGTH; LIMB PROSTHESIS; LIMB REPLANTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; NEURECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION;

EID: 78650489606     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00258     Document Type: Review

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