First Web-Space Reconstruction by the Anterolateral Thigh Flap

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 640-646

  Adani, Roberto ^a   Tarallo, Luigi ^a   Marcoccio, Ignazio ^a   Fregni, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

anterolateral thigh flap; First web space; microsurgery; perforator flaps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FIRST WEB SPACE RECONSTRUCTION; FOLLOW UP; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION; VASCULARIZATION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BURNS; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; THUMB;

EID: 33646022539     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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