Analysis of flow changes in forearm arteries after raising the radial forearm flap: A prospective study using colour duplex imaging

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 440-444

  Ciria Llorens G ^a   Gomez Cia T ^a   Talegon Melendez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Colour duplex imaging; Donor site morbidity; Prospective study; Radial forearm flap

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HAND; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SKIN FLAP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION; WRIST;

EID: 0344500831     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3150     Document Type: Article

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