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Forearm

Known as: Regio antebrachialis, Antebrachiums, Intermediate segment of free upper limb 
Part of the upper extremity in humans and primates extending from the ELBOW to the WRIST.
National Institutes of Health

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Amputation of forearm through radius AND ulnaBlood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of radius

Narrower (14)

Bone structure of forearmExtensor compartment of forearmInferior radioulnar joint structurePosterior cutaneous nerve of forearm

Broader (2)

Limb regionUpper arm

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Bone strength at the distal radius can be estimated from high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography and the finite element method.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Obesity Blunts Insulin-Mediated Microvascular Recruitment in Human Forearm Muscle
We have previously shown that skeletal muscle capillaries are rapidly recruited by physiological doses of insulin in both humans… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Risk factors for proximal humerus, forearm, and wrist fractures in elderly men and women: the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study.
Fractures of the proximal humerus, forearm, and wrist account for approximately one third of total osteoporotic fractures in the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cigarette smoking potentiates endothelial dysfunction of forearm resistance vessels in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Role of oxidized LDL.
BACKGROUND Risk factors for atherosclerosis such as hypercholesterolemia and hypertension are associated with endothelial… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Noninvasive measurement of forearm blood flow and oxygen consumption by near-infrared spectroscopy.
We applied near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the simultaneous measurement of forearm blood flow (FBF) and oxygen consumption… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Reducing Morbidity in the Radial Forearm Flap Donor Site
The radial forearm flap, although widely used, has been criticized for the poor quality of its donor site. To investigate the… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
The radial forearm flap: reconstructive applications and donor-site defects in 35 consecutive patients.
Thirty-five consecutive patients treated with the radial forearm flap were reviewed. This flap was used in head and neck… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Forearm flap in one-stage reconstruction of the penis.
Seven cases of one-stage reconstructions of the penis with use of a free forearm flap have been successfully carried out with… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
The Effects of Nitroglycerin and Amyl Nitrite on Arteriolar and Venous Tone in the Human Forearm
The effects of sublingual nitroglycerin and inhaled amyl nitrite on the arteriolar and venous beds of the forearm were studied in… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Epidemiology of fractures of the forearm. A biomechanical investigation of bone strength.
1. In an urban population of 209,473, the age-and-sex-specific rate of inicidence of 2,672 fractures of the forearm that occurred… 
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