The free vastus lateralis flap for reconstruction in ablative oncologic head and neck surgery

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-107

  Schipper, J ^a   Boedeker, C C ^a   Horch, R E ^b   Ridder, G J ^a   Maier, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Head and neck neoplasms; Myocutaneous flaps; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Vastus lateralis muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PAROTID GLAND CARCINOMA; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKIN ISLAND FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWALLOWING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30844468594     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2005.09.012     Document Type: Article

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