The glabrous palmar flap: The new free or reversed pedicled palmar fasciocutaneous flap for volar hand reconstruction

Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-150

  Orbay, Jorge L ^a   Rosen, Joseph Gregory ^a   Khouri, Roger K ^a   Indriago, Igor ^a  

^a Miami Hand Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Glabrous skin; Hand defect; Palmar flap; Superficial radial artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PALMAR FASCIA; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SENSORY NERVE; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FASCIA; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349155076     PISSN: 10893393     EISSN: 15316572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTH.0b013e3181ac9183     Document Type: Article

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