Free anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of major craniofacial defects

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-104

  Amin, Ayman ^a   Rifaat, Mohammed ^a   Civantos, Francisco ^b   Weed, Donald ^b   Abu Sedira, Mohammed ^a   Bassiouny, Mahmoud ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh flap; Midface reconstruction; Scalp calvarial reconstruction; Skull base reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CALVARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; EGYPT; FEMALE; FREE ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCALP; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; SURVIVAL; TISSUE FLAP; UNITED STATES; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33144467972     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932503     Document Type: Article

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