Evaluation of fibula free flap donor site morbidity

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Garrett, Alan ^a   Ducic, Yadranko ^a,b   Athre, Raghu S ^a,b   Motley, Travis ^a   Carpenter, Brian ^a  

^a JOHN PETER SMITH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR; FIBULA; FOOT; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RATING SCALE; TISSUE FLAP;

AGED; ANKLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 29144509126     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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