Prophylactic internal fixation of the radial osteocutaneous donor site

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 576-578

  Avery, C M E ^a   Danford, M ^b   Johnson, P A ^b  

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

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Donor site; Flap; Fracture; Morbidity; Plate; Radius

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; DONOR SITE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OSTEOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIUS FRACTURE; REOPERATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 34548563768     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.08.025     Document Type: Article

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