Current role of the radial forearm free flap in mandibular reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1012-1017

  Zenn, Michael R ^a   Hidalgo, David A ^a   Cordeiro, Peter G ^a   Shah, Jatin P ^a   Strong, Elliot W ^a   Kraus, Dennis H ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030894281     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199704000-00014     Document Type: Article

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