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Review
. 2011 Oct;38(4):543-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2011.08.004.

Mutilated hand injuries

Theresa Hegge  1 , Michael W Neumeister
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Review

Mutilated hand injuries

Theresa Hegge et al. Clin Plast Surg. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

The authors provide a review of treatment of the mutilated hand, discussing the effect of injury on soft tissue loss, intrinsic and extrinsic musculature, paravascular structures, tendons, and the bony skeleton. The authors review functional loss and restoration.

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