Tibial stress fracture as a complication of free-fibula vascularised graft for mandibular reconstruction

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 832-834

  Pacifico, M D ^a   Floyd, D ^b   Wood, S H ^c  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Free fibula graft; Radiology; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DONOR SITE; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0344465794     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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