Accompanying arteries of the cutaneous veins and cutaneous nerves in the extremities: Anatomical study and a concept of the venoadipofascial and/or neuroadipofascial pedicled fasciocutaneous flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 779-791

  Nakajima, Hideo ^a   Imanishi, Nobuaki ^b   Fukuzumi, Satoshi ^b   Minabe, Toshiharu ^b   Aiso, Sadakazu ^b   Fujino, Toyomi ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FASCIA; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0031669410     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199809010-00024     Document Type: Article

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