## Abstract __Background:__ Complete traumatic upper extremity avulsions are an infrequent but devastating injury. These injuries are usually the result of massive blunt trauma to the upper limb. Intact issue from amputated or nonsalvageable limbs may be transferred for reconstruction of complex de
Amputation stump salvage using a free forearm flap from the amputated part
β Scribed by Rong-Min Baek; Seok-chan Eun; Chan-yeong Heo; Se-Min Baek
- Book ID
- 119201603
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 513 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1878-0539
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