title: Ischemia of the hand in systemic disease. The potential role of microsurgical revascularization and digital sympathectomy.
abstract: Diagnosis of the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for producing acute and chronic ischemia of the hand in patients with systemic disease provides a rational basis for treatment. The indications and techniques to restore or improve blood flow to the ischemic hand by microsurgical revascularization and digital sympathectomy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D013562:Sympathectomy; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures