Accompanying arteries of the lesser saphenous vein and sural nerve: Anatomic study and its clinical applications

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 104-120

  Nakajima, Hideo ^a   Imanishi, Nobuaki ^a   Fukuzumi, Satoshi ^b   Minabe, Toshiharu ^c   Fukui, Yasuyuki ^d   Miyasaka, Toshiyuki ^a   Kodama, Takao ^b   Aiso, Sadakazu ^c   Fujino, Toyorni ^d  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sliizuoka Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NASU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0032909109     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199901000-00018     Document Type: Article

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