Foucher's first dorsal metacarpal artery island flap;Insellappenplastik der ersten dorsalen Mittelhandarterie nach Foucher

Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 614-619

  Saalabian, Ali ^a   Rab, Matthias ^a   Van Schoonhoven, Jörg ^a   Prommersberger, Karl Josef ^a  

^a Rhon Klinikum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorsal metacarpal artery; Foucher's flap; Island flap; Neurovascular flap; Thumb coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOUCHER FIRST METACARPAL ARTERY ISLAND FLAP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN INCISION; SOFT TISSUE DEFECT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THUMB MALFORMATION; TISSUE FIXATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049107612     PISSN: 09346694     EISSN: 14390981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00064-009-2009-8     Document Type: Article

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