Does prior irradiation increase the risk of total or partial free-flap loss?

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 263-268

  Kroll, Stephen S ^a   Robb, Geoffrey L ^a   Reece, Gregory P ^a   Miller, Michael J ^a   Evans, Gregory R D ^a   Baldwin, Bonnie J ^a   Wang, Bao Guang ^a   Schusterman, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT REJECTION; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031805554     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000179     Document Type: Article

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