Reverse osseofasciocutaneous radial forearm flap for thumb reconstruction: A flap design and case series

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1298-1304

  El Khatib, Hamdy A ^a,b   Hammouda, Atalla H ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Butterfly design; Radial forearm flap; Thumb reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB AMPUTATION; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 28844460712     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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