Pediatric lower extremity mower injuries

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-287

  Hill, Sean M ^a   Elwood, Eric T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

lower extremity; pediatric; power mower; reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 80052033075     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181fab9ba     Document Type: Article

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