Recovery of sensation in the skin of non-innervated radial flaps after subfascial and suprafascial dissection

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Avery, C M E ^a   Iqbal, M ^a   Hayter, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innervation; Oral; Reconstruction; Sensation; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEAT; HUMAN; MOUTH CARCINOMA; ORAL SURGERY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; SKIN SENSATION; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE FLAP; TOUCH;

AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NERVE REGENERATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOUCH;

EID: 33646121050     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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