Closure of radial forearm free flap donor site with local full-thickness skin graft

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-122

  Van Der Lei, B ^a   Spronk, C A ^a   De Visscher, J G A M ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; RADIUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032938959     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.1997.0088     Document Type: Review

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