Pectoralis major myofascial flap: A valuable tool in contemporary head and neck reconstruction

Head and Neck

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 412-418

  Zbar, Ross I S ^a   Funk, Gerry F ^a   McCulloch, Timothy M ^a   Graham, Scott M ^a   Hoffman, Henry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Flap; Myofascial; Pectoralis major; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030739928     PISSN: 01486403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(199708)19:5<412::aid-hed8>3.0.co;2-2     Document Type: Article

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