Twenty-five cases of avulsive amputation of the thumb are reported. Twenty-one of the 25 cases were categorized as Grade I avulsions (little or no skin defect) and four were categorized as Grade II avulsions complicated by a large skin defect. Three different replantation techniques were used and co
Simplified technique for replantation of the thumb
β Scribed by Shafiroff, Bruce B.; Palmer, Andrew K.
- Book ID
- 122352352
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0363-5023
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