Toe-to-hand transfer: Evolving indications and relevant outcomes

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1431-1434

  Waljee, Jennifer F ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital amputation; thumb reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TOE TO HAND TRANSFER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ESTHETICS; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THUMB; TOES;

EID: 84879397243     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.03.020     Document Type: Article

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