Recovery of sensation in the radial forearm free flap in oral reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 649-656

  Vriens, J P M ^a,b,c   Acosta, R ^a,b   Soutar, D S ^a,b   Webster, M H C ^a,b  

^a Canniesburn Hospital ^*

^b CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN FLAP; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0029743003     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199609001-00008     Document Type: Article

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