Indications and rationale for use of vascularized fibula bone flaps in cervical spine arthrodeses

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Lee, Michael J ^a   Ondra, Stephan L ^a   Mindea, Stefan A ^a   Fine, Neil A ^a   Dumanian, Gregory A ^a,b  

^a Northwestern Memorial Hospital ^*

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BONE TUMOR; CERVICAL SPINE; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 21744444263     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000169710.53269.BC     Document Type: Review

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