Repair of the radial free flap donor site with full or partial thickness skin grafts: A prospective randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 194-197

  Sidebottom, A J ^a,b   Stevens, L ^a   Moore, M ^a   Magennis, P ^a   Devine, J C ^a   Brown, J S ^a   Vaughan, E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetic appearance; Full thickness skin graft; Partial thickness skin graft; Radial free flap; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

FOREARM; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034200494     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0020.2000.290307.x     Document Type: Article

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