The role of fabricated chimeric free flaps in reconstruction of devastating hand and forearm injuries

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 567-574

  Giessler, Goetz A ^a   Schmidt, Andreas B ^a   Germann, Guenter ^b   Pelzer, Michael ^b  

^a BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

chain link flap; double flaps in devastating hand injuries; Fabricated chimeric free flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIMERIC FLAP; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS FLAP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND INJURY; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; LATERAL ARM FLAP; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FOREARM INJURIES; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 80055029168     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1287672     Document Type: Article

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