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Arteriovenous Vascular Malformations Confined to the Hand: An Algorithm of Management Based On a New Classification

From the Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

Correspondence: Corresponding author. Department of Saud University, PO Box 18097, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: + 966 505 274 885; fax: + 966 146 794 93. E-mail: moqattan{at}hotmail.com.

Management of arteriovenous malformations confined to the hand is diverse and ranges from conservative measures to amputation. This paper is a retrospective review of 13 patients with arteriovenous malformations of the hand who were managed using an algorithm of treatment which considered the clinical presentation and the anatomical structure of the lesion.

Key Words: arteriovenous malformations • classification • management • hand

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 31, No. 3, 266-273 (2006)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2006.01.005


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