Radial forearm flap: Eight years experience with oral and oropharyngeal reconstructions - donor and acceptor site morbidity

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 293-298

  Meek, M F ^a   Vermey, A ^a   Robinson, P H ^a   Lichtendahl, D H E ^a   Roodenburg, J L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complications; Oral and oropharyngeal cancer; Radial forearm free flap; Reconstruction; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CANCER STAGING; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OROPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SKIN GRAFT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0031684114     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002380050099     Document Type: Article

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