Reexploring the Anatomy of the Distal Humerus for its Role in Providing Vascularized Bone

Background:. The lateral arm flap is used for composite defects in need of vascularized soft tissue, skin, and bone. From its original description, the distal humeral metaphysis can be included with the flap, supplied by the periosteal extensions of the posterior branch of the radial collateral arte...

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Main Authors: Logan W. Carr, MD, Sebastian M. Brooke, MD, T. Shane Johnson, MD, Brett F. Michelotti, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-01-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001636