The use of the veins of the thenar eminence in digital revascularization and replantation.
Use of the small veins of the thenar eminence as an alternative source of vein grafts in distal digital reconstruction is presented.
North-East Thames Regional Plastic Surgery Unit, St. Andrew's Hospital, Billericay, Essex, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012092:Replantation; D013933:Thumb / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation