Reconstruction of posterior mandibular defects with soft tissue using the rectus abdominis free flap

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 503-507

  Kroll, Stephen S ^a   Robb, Geoffrey L ^a   Miller, Michael J ^a   Reese, Gregory P ^a   Evans, Gregory R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; SPEECH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWALLOWING;

EID: 0032191027     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.0001     Document Type: Article

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