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Flow changes in forearm arteries after elevating the radial forearm flap: prospective study using color duplex imaging.

A Talegón-Meléndez·G Ciria-Lloréns·T Gómez-Cía·A Mayo-Iscar
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The aim of the present study was to assess the changes in flow patterns of forearm arteries produced by excision of the radial artery when harvesting the radial forearm flap. A prospective study using color duplex imaging for quantitative flow measurements was accomplished in 11 patients. After raising the radial flap, the forearm flow tended to increase overall, the ulnar (P = 0.04), the posterior interosseous (P = 0.003), and the anterior interosseous (P = 0.003) arteries being responsible for this tendency. Therefore, harvesting of a radial flap must not be considered as causing vascular morbidity in terms of blood supply to the hand.

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AngiographyBlood Flow VelocityFollow-Up StudiesForearmHumansProspective StudiesRadial ArteryPlastic Surgery ProceduresSurgical FlapsUltrasonography, Doppler, ColorComparative StudyJournal Article

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A Talegón-Meléndez, G Ciria-Lloréns, T Gómez-Cía, A Mayo-Iscar. 1999. Flow changes in forearm arteries after elevating the radial forearm flap: prospective study using color duplex imaging.. https://doi.org/10.7863/jum.1999.18.8.553

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