The innervated gracilis musculocutaneous flap for total tongue reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 916-921

  Yousif, N John ^b   Dzwierzynski, William W ^a   Sanger, James R ^b   Matlouband, Hani S ^b   Campbell, Bruce H ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GLOSSECTOMY; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0032865575     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199909020-00004     Document Type: Article

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