Closure of the donor site of the free radial forearm flap: A comparison of full-thickness graft and split-thickness skin graft

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 612-616

  Zuidam, J Michiel ^a   Coert, J Henk ^a   Hofer, Stefan O P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Closure; Donor site; Free radial forearm flap; Full thickness graft; Split thickness skin graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUBIACEAE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 29244451877     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000185656.66239.ad     Document Type: Article

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