Combined anterior thigh flaps and vascularised fibular graft for reconstruction of massive composite oromandibular defects

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 350-355

  Ao, M ^a,d   Asagoe, K ^b   Maeta, M ^a,d   Nakagawa, F ^a,d   Saito, R ^a,d   Nagase, Y ^c  

^a Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA SAISEIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0031816747     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1997.0173     Document Type: Article

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