Reliability of the proximal skin paddle of the osteocutaneous free fibula flap: A prospective clinical study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 846-849

  Winters, Henri A H ^a,b   De Jongh, Ghita J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0033009813     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199903000-00010     Document Type: Article

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