Lateral arm fascial flap: Microarterial anatomy and potential clinical applications

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 279-286

  Summers, Adam N ^a,b   Sanger, James R ^a   Matloub, Hani S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; LIMB SALVAGE; MUSCLE FLAP; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0034119922     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7334     Document Type: Article

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