Microsurgical workhorse flaps in head and neck reconstruction

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 421-430

  Lutz, Barbara S ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FOREARM; GLOSSECTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; PATIENT MOBILITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THENAR; THIGH;

EID: 20544457794     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2005.02.006     Document Type: Review

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