Anatomy of Y-shaped configurations in the subscapular arterial system and clinical application to harvesting flow-through flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1082-1089

  Kawamura, Kenji ^a,b   Yajima, Hiroshi ^a,b   Kobata, Yasunori ^a,b   Shigematsu, Koji ^a,b   Takakura, Yoshinori ^a,b  

^a Nara Medical University ^*

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOW THROUGH FLAP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCAPULA; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 24944524027     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000178791.85118.ca     Document Type: Article

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