Reestablished Circulation after Free Radial Forearm Flap Transfer

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 207-213

  Ichinose, Akihiro ^a   Tahara, Shinya ^a   Terashi, Hiroto ^a   Yokoo, Satoshi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Radial forearm flap transfer; Recipient site; Reestablished circulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FACE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL FOREARM FLAP TRANSFER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1842782805     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-823108     Document Type: Article

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