The homodigital subcutaneous flap for soft tissue coverage of the dorsum of the finger: a case series
β Scribed by Phoebe Hold; Hamid Tehrani; Lore Feldberg
- Book ID
- 107389844
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag,Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-9447
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