Ischaemia of the hand after harvest of a radial forearm flap

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 403-405

  Varley, Iain ^a   Carter, Lachlan M ^a   Wales, Craig J ^a   Warnock, Niall ^a   Whitfield, Paul H ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Hand ischaemia; Radial forearm flap; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRACTURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HAND ISCHEMIA; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ISCHEMIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC CONTRACTURE; MALE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 44649163860     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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