Double reverse-flow island flaps for two adjacent finger tissue defect

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-160

  Kaleli, Tufan ^a   Ersozlu, Salim ^a   Ozturk, Cagatay ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Finger tissue defect; Fingertip tissue loss; Island flap; Neurosensitive flap; Reverse flow flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FINGER TIP INJURY; HUMAN; ISLAND FLAP; MALE; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2342423875     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-003-0621-x     Document Type: Article

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