The arterial communication between the gastrocnemius muscle heads: A fresh cadaveric study and clinical implications

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 94-98

  Tsetsonis, Constantinos H ^a,b   Kaxira, Olga S ^a   Laoulakos, Dimitrios H ^a   Spiliopoulou, Chara A ^a   Koutselinis, Antonios S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; ANASTOMOSIS; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CANNULATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIAL NERVE; VASCULARIZATION; VENULE;

EID: 0033985870     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200001000-00016     Document Type: Article

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