Radial nerve morbidity in radial artery free flaps: Harvest of cephalic vein versus venae comitantes

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 542-545

  Grinsell, Damien ^a,b   Theile, David ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Free flap; Morbidity; Radial nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIAL NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIAL NERVE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; VEINS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 22344433236     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03419.x     Document Type: Article

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