The free radial artery septal perforator vessel-based flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2062-2069

  Özkan, Ömer ^a   Akyürek, Mustafa ^b   Coşkunfirat, O Koray ^b   Şafak, Tunç ^b   Özgentaş, H Ege ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FREE RADIAL ARTERY SEPTAL PERFORATOR FLAP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIAL NERVE; SKIN ULCER; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL FLAPS; THUMB; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 20044374194     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000164492.99519.48     Document Type: Article

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