Hourglass Dorsal Metacarpal Island Flap: A New Design for Syndactylized Web Reconstruction

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 905-908

  Aboul Wafa, Ahmed Mabrouk ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

dorsal metacarpal artery; flap; Hourglass; syndactyly; web space

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; METACARPAL BONE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SYNDACTYLY;

FINGERS; HUMANS; METACARPAL BONES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SYNDACTYLY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47649132033     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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