Arterialized venous free flaps for soft-tissue reconstruction of digits: A 40-case series

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 569-574

  De Lorenzi, Francesca ^a   Van der Hulst, René R W J ^a   Den Dunnen, W F A ^a   Vranckx, J J ^a   Vandenhof, B ^a   Francois, C ^a   Boeckx, Willy D ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterialized venous flaps; Digital and hand soft tissue defects; Repair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CHILD; DONOR SITE; EPIDERMOLYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER MALFORMATION; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP SURVIVAL; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0036795271     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35093     Document Type: Article

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