The Anatomic Basis of the Fourth Dorsal Metacarpal Flap: A Cadaveric Dissection

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 711-716

  Yoon, Tai Sik ^a,b   Carrera, Anna ^a,b   Benito Ruiz, Jesus ^a,b   Ferreres, Angel ^a,b   Serra Renom, Jose M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomy; arterial dorsal network; dorsal metacarpal flap; metacarpal artery

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ARTERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FASCIA; FINGER; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; INJECTION; METACARPAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; SKIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENDON; TISSUE FLAP; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION; WRIST;

CADAVER; DISSECTION; HAND; HUMANS; METACARPAL BONES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33646497714     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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