Intra-operative acute leg ischaemia after free fibula flap harvest for mandible reconstruction

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-426

  Astarci, P ^a   Siciliano, S ^a   Verhelst, R ^a   Lacroix, V ^a   Noirhomme, P ^a   Rubay, J ^a   Poncelet, A ^a   Funken, J C ^a   Glineur, D ^a   El Kourhy, G ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arterial abnormality; Free fibula flap harvest; Peroneal artery

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748949263     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679921     Document Type: Article

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