Fingertip replantation: Technical considerations and outcome analysis of 24 consecutive fingertip replantations

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-245

  Venkatramani, H ^a   Sabapathy, S ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Distal replantation; finger tip replantation; technical considerations; tip amputations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053540364     PISSN: 09700358     EISSN: 1998376X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.85345     Document Type: Review

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