Anatomical landmarks to the superficial and deep palmar arches

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-185

  McLean, Kia M ^b   Sacks, Justin M ^b   Kuo, Yur Ren ^b   Wollstein, Ronit ^b   Rubin, J Peter ^b   Andrew Lee, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FINGER; HAND PALM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST;

AGED; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; ULNAR ARTERY;

EID: 38049009338     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000293863.45614.f9     Document Type: Article

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