Relationship between the descending branch of the inferior gluteal artery and the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve applicable to flap surgery

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 253-257

  Windhofer, C ^a,c   Brenner, E ^b   Moriggl, B ^b   Papp, C ^a  

^a KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Flat surgery; Gluteal region; Inferior gluteal artery; Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SKIN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 12244267045     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-002-0064-z     Document Type: Article

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