Oromandibular reconstruction with the fibular free flap: Analysis of 50 consecutive flaps

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 939-944

  Shpitzer, Thomas ^a   Neligan, Peter C ^a,c   Gullane, Patrick J ^a   Freeman, Jeremy E ^b   Boyd, Brian J ^a   Rotstein, Lome E ^a   Brown, Dale H ^a   Irish, Jonathan C ^a   Gur, Eyal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWALLOWING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030954754     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900090051007     Document Type: Article

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