Free anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of head and neck defects following cancer ablation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2349-2357

  Shieh, Shyh Jou ^a   Chiu, Haw Yen ^b   Yu, Jui Chin ^b   Pan, Shin Chen ^b   Tsai, Sen Tien ^b   Shen, Ching Liang ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GLOSSECTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; NECK DISSECTION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH;

EID: 0034079292     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200006000-00006     Document Type: Article

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