Advantages of perforator flaps in reconstruction of complex defects of the head and neck

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 441-447

  Guerra, Aldo Benjamin ^a   Lyons, George Dewey ^a   Dupin, Charles Louis ^a   Metzinger, Stephen Eric ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Aesthetic Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FAT NECROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SEROMA; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TISSUE FLAP; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 30944448784     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130508400717     Document Type: Article

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