Journal article
The Superficial Ulnar Artery ”Trap” and the Free Forearm Flap
Abstract
A superficial ulnar artery identified during the elevation of a free forearm flap is reported. This is the second case appearing in the English literature. The free forearm flap is increasingly popular among plastic surgeons, and it is therefore imperative that this anomaly be well recognized because inadvertent injury of this anomalous artery may devascularize the hand. In cadaver dissections, the incidence of this anomaly has been reported to …
Authors
Thoma A; Young JEM
Journal
Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 370–372
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 1992
DOI
10.1097/00000637-199204000-00013
ISSN
0148-7043