title: The communicating vein in the radial forearm free flap.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery; Queen Elizabeth II Hospital; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Chady
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sader
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Jonathan R B
authors.initials: JRB
authors.lastname: Trites
authors.forename: Matthew H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rigby
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: S Mark
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology