Second Dorsal Metacarpal Artery Flap From the Dorsum of the Middle Finger for Coverage of Volar Thumb Defect

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1467-1473

  Zhang, Xu ^a   He, Yajie ^a   Shao, Xinzhong ^a   Li, Yanchuang ^a   Wen, Shumin ^a   Zhu, Hongwei ^a  

^a Second Hospital of Qinhuangdao   (China)

Author keywords

Extensive volar thumb defect; first dorsal metacarpal artery flap; middle finger; normal length thumb; second dorsal metacarpal artery flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DORSAL METACARPAL ARTERY FLAP; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANX; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; ORGAN DONOR; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SCAR; SKIN FLAP; THUMB MALFORMATION; VOLAR THUMB DEFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; THERMORECEPTORS; THUMB; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349610306     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.040     Document Type: Article

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