Salvage of an Extensive Degloving Injury of the Forearm-Hand with Orthotopic Free Tissue Transplantation

J Hand Microsurg 2015; 07(01): 112-113
DOI: 10.1007/s12593-015-0179-1

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Authors

Ricardo Horta

¹Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and MaxilloFacial Surgery, and Burn Unity, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto Medical School, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4202-451, Porto, Portugal
Rita Valença-Filipe

¹Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and MaxilloFacial Surgery, and Burn Unity, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto Medical School, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4202-451, Porto, Portugal
Pedro Silva

¹Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and MaxilloFacial Surgery, and Burn Unity, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto Medical School, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4202-451, Porto, Portugal
Alvaro Silva

¹Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and MaxilloFacial Surgery, and Burn Unity, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto Medical School, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4202-451, Porto, Portugal
José Amarante

¹Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and MaxilloFacial Surgery, and Burn Unity, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto Medical School, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4202-451, Porto, Portugal

Subject Editor:

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