Vascular and neural anatomy of the thenar area of the hand: Its surgical applications

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 116-121

  Omokawa, Shohei ^a,b   Ryu, Jaiyoung ^a   Tang, Jin Bo ^a   Han, Jungsoo ^a  

^a Health Sciences Center ^*  (Japan)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DONOR SITE; HAND MUSCLE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SKIN DEFECT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THENAR;

EID: 0031033785     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199701000-00018     Document Type: Article

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