Free anterolateral thigh flap versus free forearm flap: Functional results in oral reconstruction

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 583-587

  Farace, F ^a   Fois, V E E ^a   Manconi, Andrea ^a   Puddu, A ^a   Stomeo, F ^a   Tullio, A ^a   Meloni, F ^b   Pisanu, G ^a   Rubino, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free anterolateral thigh flap; Free radial forearm flap; Functional results in oral reconstruction; Microsurgery in oral cavity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOUTH CANCER; MUSCLE EXERCISE; ORAL SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPEECH; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL RISK; SWALLOWING; THIGH;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION; FOREARM; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34247631243     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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