Krukenberg's operation. Indications and limitations.
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Krukenberg's operation. Indications and limitations.

  • Loosli-Guignard RM Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstructive, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Suisse.
  • Verdan C
  • 1983-01-01
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  • Annales de chirurgie de la main : organe officiel des societes de chirurgie de la main. - 1983
English The Krukenberg operation--creating a sensory forceps--is indicated principally in bilateral below elbow amputation with blindness. Other indications are proposed, in particular in children. The limitations to this procedure are essentially aesthetic problems and should not be minimized. The operative technique is described in details.
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  • English
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