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Circulation to the Skin

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Vascular Problems in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Limbs

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Abstract

In this and the subsequent three chapters are discussed the anatomy and physiology of the circulation in the different types of tissues comprising the limbs. Only those points are emphasized which have direct clinical application or are essential for the better understanding of altered structural or functional mechanisms responsible for pathologic changes in the vascular tree. The present chapter is devoted to the circulation to the skin.

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  1. Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    David I. Abramson M.D., F.A.C.P. (Emeritus Professor of Medicine and of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Consultant, Veterans Administration Hospital (Hines) and West Side Veterans Administration Hospital, Former Head, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Illinois College of Medicine)

  2. Chicago Medical School, University of Health Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Donald S. Miller M.D., Ph.D. (Clinical Proffessor of Orthopedic Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Cook County Hospital and Edgewater Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, Head, Department of Orthopedics, Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedics, Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, Former Chairman, Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Cook County Postgraduate School, Chicago, Illinois)

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Abramson, D.I., Miller, D.S. (1981). Circulation to the Skin. In: Vascular Problems in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Limbs. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5862-9_1

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