Arterial anatomical basis of the dorsal digito-metacarpal flap for long fingers

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-435

  Beldame, Julien ^a   Havet, Eric ^a,b   Auquit Auckbur, Isabelle ^a   Lefebvre, Benjamin ^a   Mure, Jean Philippe ^a   Duparc, Fabrice ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Digital artery; Digitometacarpal flap; Finger; Hand; Metacarpal artery; Vascularized flap

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIGITAL ARTERY; DORSAL DIGITOMETACARPAL FLAP; FINGER PHALANX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PALMAR FASCIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TISSUE FLAP; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 45449090219     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0347-0     Document Type: Article

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