Simultaneous obliteration and treatment of infected frontal sinus fractures: Novel use of the fibula flap

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 680-683

  Bluebond Langner, Rachel ^a,b   Jackowe, David ^a   Rodriguez, Eduardo D ^a,b  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Free fibula flap; Frontal sinus fracture; Frontal sinus infection

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE INFECTION; CANCELLOUS BONE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIA; FIBULA GRAFT; FRONTAL SINUS; FRONTAL SINUS FRACTURE; FRONTAL SINUS INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SKIN ISLAND FLAP; SKULL FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; FRONTAL SINUS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKULL FRACTURE, DEPRESSED; SKULL FRACTURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34249801474     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3180534382     Document Type: Article

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