Supraclavicular Artery in Japanese: An Anatomical Basis for the Flap Using a Pedicle Containing a Cervical, Non-perforating Cutaneous Branch of the Superficial Cervical Artery

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 149-154

  Abe, Masato ^a   Murakami, Gen ^a   Abe, Seishu ^b   Sakakura, Yasunori ^c   Yajima, Toshihiko ^c  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cutaneous branch; Skin flap; Superficial cervical artery; Transverse cervical artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SHOULDER; SKIN; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER; SKIN; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0034576694     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj1936.77.5_149     Document Type: Article

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