First dorsal metacarpal artery adipofascial flap for a dorsal defect of the thumb [15]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1353-1355

  Prakash, Vishwa ^a,b   Chawla, Surendra ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOFASCIAL FLAP; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIGITAL ARTERY; ESTHETICS; FIRST DORSAL METACARPAL ARTERY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB INJURY; TISSUE FLAP;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTERIES; FASCIA; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPUS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THUMB;

EID: 14944340121     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000141624.44139.9B     Document Type: Letter

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