Clinical Case Reports (Nov 2020)

An abnormal clinical Allen's Test is not a contraindication for free radial forearm flap

  • Travis J. Miller,
  • Bauback Safa,
  • Andrew J. Watt,
  • Mang L. Chen,
  • Walter C. Lin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3093
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 11
pp. 2191 – 2194

Abstract

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Abstract An abnormal clinical Allen's test is not a definitive exclusion criterion for free radial forearm flap use. A surgical Allen's test may be useful to determine whether flap harvest is feasible in patients with an abnormal clinical Allen's test.

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